by Laephis on Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:43 am
One former president summed it up very well:
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."
Change the word "rebellion" to "terrorism" and it's perfect.