US and Israel will attack Iran before November 5

george bush COULD postpone the election and declare martial law. that's one of those special provisions that got snuck in under.... well I'm not sure which act of legislation that was, I'll go check in a minute and update this post.

but it could happen.

EDIT:

HOkay...
This is gonna be really heavy reading, and I'll have to read this whole thing myself, but it IS from the white house itself, so you know it's 100% official. The Document I was trying to remember is called the NSPD 51, or The National Security and Homeland security Presidential Directive. <-- link here. This Document was written in just May of this year!

I'll point out the most easyily understood and relevant part.

Originally Posted by NSPD 51

Purpose

(1) This directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of Federal continuity policies. This policy establishes "National Essential Functions," prescribes continuity requirements for all executive departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency.

Definitions

(2) In this directive:

(a) "Category" refers to the categories of executive departments and agencies listed in Annex A to this directive;

(b) "Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions;

(c) "Continuity of Government," or "COG," means a coordinated effort within the Federal Government's executive branch to ensure that National Essential Functions continue to be performed during a Catastrophic Emergency;

sections b and c of that definition may as well read: "The federal government will talk and pretend as if we are 'ensuring that National Essential Functions (including elections) are carried out even during a national emergency', but basically we're just telling you to bend over and take it while your democratic rights are taken away"

this essentially reduces the United State's "democracy" to a facade likening to Zimbabwe and Pakistan and all the other developing countries that claim to be democratic while the real system is tailored to work for a dictatorship.

I want out of America.

Indeed this is drastic legislation, Margar.

Do keep in mind that the intentions, I believe, are not to preserve the power that the neo-cons currently wield, but rather it is a pre-empt in the scenario that Iran does decide to make nukes and use them against us. Same for Russia.

Yes, the ulterior motive is based upon a fearful nation scenario, but that's what a catastrophe does to a nation, doesn't it?

Also, as for the original post. It is really just angry Russian "noocrats" yelling at each other in their version of a congressional Republic. Keep things in perspective people.

In many ways, the Russian politician yelling and screaming things like Stalin, Hitler, Cheney, chicken-head etc.... is ironically the Russian version of an American neo-con--in a way.

It's kinda humerous.

No offense to any Russian citizens here. (My pianist I'm playing with right now is Russian, after all.)

Just poking fun at politicians.

No US presidential election has ever been postponed.

Abraham Lincoln was urged by some aides to suspend the election of 1864 - during the US Civil War - but despite the expectation that he would lose, he refused.

"The election is a necessity," Lincoln said. "We cannot have a free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forgo, or postpone, a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered us."

-BBC news

Originally Posted by Devia Erasmus

No offense to any Russian citizens here. (My pianist I'm playing with right now is Russian, after all.)

You're playing with WHAT, now?

heh heh, just lightening the tone!

Originally Posted by Devia Erasmus

No US presidential election has ever been postponed.

Abraham Lincoln was urged by some aides to suspend the election of 1864 - during the US Civil War - but despite the expectation that he would lose, he refused.

"The election is a necessity," Lincoln said. "We cannot have a free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forgo, or postpone, a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered us." -BBC news

I can only hope Bush has a shred of the decency Lincoln did to make an honorable decision like that, though.

Originally Posted by Margar

You're playing with WHAT, now?

heh heh, just lightening the tone!

zoink!

You caught me....

lol. jkjk.

I can only hope Bush has a shred of the decency Lincoln did to make an honorable decision like that, though.

Ah, but you give Bush too much credit. It will only be his persona making the decision. Really, it will be the people he borrows for his lack of own intellect .

(the last wiki link is the most enlightening one.....)

I don't think Bush would suspend elections just to attack Iran. Though, I'll stay impartial to both side so the argument.

Originally Posted by Blizzaga

I don't think Bush would suspend elections just to attack Iran. Though, I'll stay impartial to both side so the argument.

Yeah, I don't think he'd suspend the election to ATTACK Iran, but I can see the US possibly provoking an attack to get the scenario they want.

It's scary and I HOPE it's just a wild conspiracy theory.

There's nothing wrong with Iran.

Hefty lols all around. I suppose you see nothing wrong with executing gay people, right? You also don't mind the suppression of free speech?

Originally Posted by WHENCE I CAME

Hefty lols all around. I suppose you see nothing wrong with executing gay people, right? You also don't mind the suppression of free speech?

That has nothing to do with the US. Unless it caused an international threat to America or their allies, they can do whatever the **** they want.

But I don't know the details of the issue, so I won't get more involved with the discussion than this.

Originally Posted by Spearhead

That has nothing to do with the US. Unless it caused an international threat to America or their allies, they can do whatever the **** they want.

But I don't know the details of the issue, so I won't get more involved with the discussion than this.

Oh so as long as they leave us alone, we don't care if they start using chemical weapons on their own people?

Originally Posted by Spearhead

Unless it caused an international threat to America or their allies, they can do whatever the **** they want.

No, they can't.

Originally Posted by DrZaius1

No, they can't.

Why not? Why can America do what it wants? Is it because they are muslims?

Originally Posted by Azarimanka

Why not? Why can America do what it wants? Is it because they are muslims?

No, dumbass, it's because the country is controlled by a totalitarian regime that constantly disrespects civil rights.

Originally Posted by Avalanchemike

Oh so as long as they leave us alone, we don't care if they start using chemical weapons on their own people?

As far as I know, the US never got involved with anything unless it would (or is) directly affect them in some way. At least that's what I've noticed.

Originally Posted by Spearhead

As far as I know, the US never got involved with anything unless it would (or is) directly affect them in some way. At least that's what I've noticed.

The USA has been one of the strongest powers in the world for over a century. Everything affects it some way or another.

Sigh... This is the problem with society. Everyone's right and nobody's wrong. These are the end of times, no doubt about it. What would have strengthened the core of the US if the Senate and other political parties were rightfully abolished since they do not honour the constitution.... but no.

It's been going on too long for that to happen. This could be a plan, as most, to distract the public away from truth and then again it may never happen. You cannot rely on articles from Russia.

Well... This was never God's country to begin with. This land is not for you nor me. It's for a hundred or so ritzy dictators who are made of trillions of lies, dining in their secret societies. What an ignorant race, these humans are.

Originally Posted by Margar

Yeah, I don't think he'd suspend the election to ATTACK Iran, but I can see the US possibly provoking an attack to get the scenario they want.

It's scary and I HOPE it's just a extremely ****ing moronic conspiracy theory.

Fixed, that legislation would probably only come into effect if there is an incredible emergency and I dont see Dubya, planning on provoking Iran in the next few months.

Originally Posted by Mike87

Fixed, that legislation would probably only come into effect if there is an incredible emergency and I dont see Dubya, planning on provoking Iran in the next few months.

actually, just to clear something up- that's NOT legislation. that's actually a presidential directive. meaning that the white house wrote it and Bush signed it.

Originally Posted by DrZaius1

No, dumbass, it's because the country is controlled by a totalitarian regime that constantly disrespects civil rights.

you may as well be talking about the US there. that's where we're headed at this rate, anyhow!
If the US meddled with every country that "constantly disrespects civil rights" we'd be at war with Russia, China, most of africa, and a lot of south america.

Other Nations don't even measure "civil rights" with the same yard stickthat we do. Who are we to inpose OUR society's level of civil rights on another country? At some point, you have to know when to choose your battles, and when to mind your own business. The US looks like a nation of hypocrites because our own economy is tanking, people are losingtheir homes, unemployment is rising, our education system is among the owrst of the developed nations, and our infastructure is crumbling. Yet we want to go around and tell other countries how to act?

I'm SO moving to Sweden. Hombre- get ready to meet me at the airport. lol!

Originally Posted by Margar

you may as well be talking about the US there. that's where we're headed at this rate, anyhow!

No, it's not.

If the US meddled with every country that "constantly disrespects civil rights" we'd be at war with Russia, China, most of africa, and a lot of south america.

What's your point.

Other Nations don't even measure "civil rights" with the same yard stickthat we do.

Civil rights are immeasureable and they are not there for the government to define; they are God-given.

Who are we to inpose OUR society's level of civil rights on another country?

Imposing aside, civil rights are the same for every human being no matter what country they live in.

At some point, you have to know when to choose your battles, and when to mind your own business. The US looks like a nation of hypocrites because our own economy is tanking, people are losingtheir homes, unemployment is rising, our education system is among the owrst of the developed nations, and our infastructure is crumbling. Yet we want to go around and tell other countries how to act?

That's why it's time to elect Barack Obama, truely the Jesus Christ of our modern times, into the highest office in the world. He's going to kick so much ass it's not even funny.

that's where we're headed at this rate, anyhow!

These are the end of times, no doubt about it

Though I agree that disrespecting civil rights is no reason to invade Iran right now, I have to disagree with this mentality.

I've seen this developing sentiment that the Patriot Act is the start of the erosion of our constitutional rights. Well, for what it's worth, our constitutional rights were undermined long ago, and to a far greater degree than the Patriot Act. Obviously I'm not condoning the Patriot Act, but if we look at history as a whole, I'd say that America in terms of respecting the constitution has been doing better so far than it was in the past.

Originally Posted by DrZaius1

What's your point.

if you're saying that you think it'd be perfectly acceptable to go to war based on nothing but "morals" (which are subjective) with at least 50% of the entire world, then you are a damn fool.

Originally Posted by DrZaius1

Civil rights are immeasureable and they are not there for the government to define; they are God-given.

some people believe gay marriage is a "civil right". should we go to war with every country that does not allow gay marriage. hello, civil war #2.

Originally Posted by DrZaius1

That's why it's time to elect Barack Obama, truely the Jesus Christ of our modern times, into the highest office in the world. He's going to kick so much ass it's not even funny.

So do you honestly think that Barack Obama (who has said time and again that military force and involvement in sovereign countruies's affairs are not part of his agenda) would choose to meddle in the business of other countries in order to make them follow the US's standards? I think you may want to vote for McCain if htat's what you really believe in.