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Continuity in Representation Act of 2005

Date: March 3, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Elections


CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION ACT OF 2005 -- (House of Representatives - March 03, 2005)

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Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Chairman, this bill does have flaws, as have been identified, and I think the criticisms are fairly taken. And the ranking gentlewoman's amendment is a sound one I will support. But in the end, we do need to have special elections in the case of a catastrophe. I voted for this last year and will vote for it again.

The problem is it misses the point of what happens in the 45 days or, if the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Millender-McDonald) passes, in the 75 days. What happens then?

I read with some alarm the ``Roll Call'' article of December 6, 2004, on this subject, and I will quote from that article: ``The country is going to be under martial law until we have elections anyway.'' That was actually said by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee. And I just must say, is the agenda martial law? Because that appears to be the case, and absent a constitutional amendment to allow for a temporary appointment, we will have martial law and the elimination of a Republic in this country.

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