I know how they're going to get away with cancelling elections:

[PCIntern]

They will simultaneously cancel elections in 2008 AND...

SUSPEND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS ON CREDIT CARDS, during the 'emergency' in order to promote "National Security and Stability".

People will be so thrilled that they're out of debt, even if it's only for a few months, that they won't give a crap about the election. Guess which story Lou Dobbs and Fox will cover more thoroughly...guess which have more 'human interest' appeal.

[Vincardog]

1. That is the only thing that will turn the Corporate Overlords against Chimpolini.

[aquart]

7. I know. LOL!

[enid602]

14. Not necessarily

Why would the corporate overlords care? There's no loss to them; the interest accumulates, and will be collected later. Chimp could give the credit card companies certain tax incentives to win them over, and the populace would grovel for more 90-day 'interest holidays.'

[madrchsod]

2. what have you been smoking?

[PCIntern]

4. Listen....

it would be the most ridiculous thing they've ever done...EXCEPT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THEY'VE EVER DONE!!

:rofl:

and what's more:


:evilfrown: :evilgrin: :hippie: :party: :toast: :bounce: :mad: :puke: :eyes: :smoke: :think: :crazy: :silly: :wtf: :argh: :freak: :dunce: :hangover: :nopity: :hurts: :boring: :spank: :wow: :beer: :grr: :nuke: :scared: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :hi: :dem: :kick: :shrug: :puffpiece: :loveya: :donut: :tinfoilhat: :hug: :grouphug: :cry: :pals: :headbang: :yourock: :banghead: :dilemma: :blush: :rant: :sarcasm: :woohoo: :applause: :hide: :popcorn: :rofl: :spray: :patriot: :yoiks:

[Chipper Chat]

3. Damn - that was a good movie.

I went to a theatre in 1959 - not knowing anything about the movie. I walked out a changed person.

[PCIntern]

6. Me too...

I was just a kid but that film and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (much later) were life-changing for me.

[Chipper Chat]

11. Totally agree with CEOTTK.

The use of Kodaly hand signals to communicate with the aliens was brilliant. I learned about Devils Tower too.
Other flicks that influenced me: Citizen Kane, Ghost, American Beauty, Destination Moon, and of course A Space Odyssey.

[PCIntern]

17. I was gonna mention a few of those

but I was afraid that everyone would think I was geek...nice to know I'm not alone!!

:hi:

[Chipper Chat]

18. There are no geeks on DU.

Only eccentric democrats.

[PCIntern]

19. Agreed...

actually the film which most affected me was "The Little Fugitive"...a real classic!!!

[jobycom]

5. I always thought they'd set off a nuclear bomb under the Capitol

and invoke the shadow government to prevent chaos. They would then declare martial law, and suspend state efforts to reform the federal legislature.

[aquart]

10. "Martial law" is where it all breaks down.

Here is a simple rule to avoid being fragged while reviewing the troops:

Never declare martial law while the military hates your guts.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. What with ChimpCo's fondness for euphemisms I don't think they'd call it martial law

I'm not sure what they'd call it, but I'm sure they'd come up with a good one.

Homeland Consolidation?

Presidential National Preservation Act?

'God Told Me To Become King'?

[MonkeyFunk]

8. OMG!

You mean all the federal elections will be canceled?!!?!?!


Oh wait... there are no federal elections.

[PCIntern]

9. This administration determines what exists

and what does not exist.

"...and don't You for-get IT!"
-Quick Draw McGraw

[MonkeyFunk]

13. so you think

that by decree, they're going to federalize the elections? I don't see how.

[PCIntern]

15. I didn't say that...

I don't think they're going to cancel the elections, BTW. I do think that they're capable of any ridiculous logic, no matter how extreme.

[GreenTea]

12. You're correct. Fascism doesn't just go away, fascism doesn't allow the people to decide.

They are NOT going to just let eight years of building their fascist government go bye-bye....They have big plans for corporate government control, imperialism & world economic fascist domination with of course a BushCo dictatorship, done under the guise of a "national emergency" (whatever THEY decide a national "catastrophic" emergency is, it could be anything they've pre-arranged or decided). The executive orders and documents have already been signed on May 9th, 2007. This is fact. A military police state if you will, created with fear, to "protect" us here in the "Homeland"!


http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a050907NSPD51

[seriousstan]

16. The answer will be in the chemtrails over your house.