[eraser2012]

Your point is understood. I was not suggesting that by virtue of a hastily passed piece of legislation could or would overstep the will of the people, but instead to make the point that the Constitution under which this Country was founded as been subverted time and again over the last 8 years.. so much so, in fact, that legislation which flies directly in the face of our founding principals was passed without so much as a floor hearing, let alone public debate. So, technically, it does not matter what the Constitution says to establish the legal precendent for suspending the presidential elections, disbanding Congress, or declaring marshall law in the name of a "national emergency" as the precendent has been signed into law and now establishes the clear doorway through which the neocons, namely the Bush administration, may freely walk in carrying out their intentions. Will it succeed? Ultimately, I do not believe it will. Can/will it be attempted, absolutely it can be.. and it very well may be. Is there going to be a national emergency based on the premise of this string? I say unlikely, but certainly plausible.

Anyway, thanks for the thoughtful response. I intend only to contribute where I can to the collective knowledge and hope that this forum make possible. While we still have the Internet, at least.