[Vision]

I am an optimist. Let me say that first.

Now that that's out, I think this early voting- the idea of stretching one day into two weeks is the beginning of the end unless the SCOTUS gets involved and stops it.

I've been pondering this from different angles that last few days. It makes no sense to me, keeps people aroused too long, and seems to only encourage fraud.

Couple this with Colorado(and maybe more states)circumventing the electoral college system, we can't pass legislation to demand people show ID's at the polling area, it sure looks like the supports of our republic have cracked.

[Arizona Carolyn]

It COULD backfire if they decided to contest and drag it out and we ended up with riots and civil strife. The Dems could be on the way to creating a civil war over this election (we need to pray for an obvious blow out)

[ontos-on]

They stole Illinois and Texas too in 1960. They do it over and over. The last relatively close election won by a Republican was Nixon's over Humphrey in 1968. But I really dont think it was within the margin of error-enough for them to cheat enough so it mattered.

Look at the crap they tried at the last minute against GHWBush in 1992 when running against Clinton. Apparently he was going to win the election until Lawrence Walsh, the "independent" prosecutor came out with a phony indictment of Weinberger--the weekend before the election.

They are evil cheaters and the GOP is too much the patsy.. Only firm rules about fraud-proofing elections will stop this. But htey will yell louder than a stuffed pig. Ashcroft was the foolish gentleman in 2000 when a Senate seat was stolen from him by Jean Carnahan in Missouri. He did not contest it though he should have. Did you notice how nice the Democrats have been to Mr. Ashcroft ever since for being such a gentleman?

[Dog Gone]

Now that that's out, I think this early voting- the idea of stretching one day into two weeks is the beginning of the end unless the SCOTUS gets involved and stops it.

The Constitution explicitly sets out that the individual states are entitled to enact their own election laws, and nowhere in the Constitution does it say that Election Day is the first Tuesday in November.

The SCOTUS has no legal basis for interfering.

[Edit35]

(It (early voting)makes no sense to me, keeps people aroused too long, and seems to only encourage fraud.

Absolutely correct.

How did we (the GOP) not see this coming??

I can understand trying to aleviate long lines at the polls, but two weeks is just asking for fraud.

Two days is the longest that should be allowed. Or maybe just increase voting day to 24 hours instead of 12.

I will bet my right arm that the Democrats are out there right now trying to game the system by whatever it takes.

And I am just sick to death over this, considering all the money and effort that I and others have put into keeping Kerry from getting anywhere near having the military and political reigns of this great country.

[winodog]

Dont forget to mention electronic voting.