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Replacement Congress?

Congress argues over rebuilding itself after terrorist attacks

By Robert Longley, About.com

"While some imagine horrific scenarios regarding catastrophic attacks on the Nation’s capital, more inspiring scenarios can be imagined that resonate more closely with the American spirit," concluded Sensenbrenner. "Should such a terrible situation occur, millions of people around the country might fill schools and gymnasiums, churches and meeting halls, and freely exercise - in the wake of a vicious attack by haters of democracy and freedom - their right to chosen representation, a right that has survived uninterrupted throughout U.S. history. The American people would take action themselves to protect their own futures and cast a ballot for the representative of their choice. Indeed, while some argue that adopting an amendment to the Constitution is necessary in light of a potential terrorist attack, the very adoption of such an amendment itself would accomplish what no terrorist could, namely striking a fatal blow to what has otherwise always been 'The People’s House.'"

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