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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #495 on: March 31, 2020, 12:50:41 PM »
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The article isn't taking into account that there may already be other events scheduled for the San Diego Convention Center during the fall time periods they are discussing.

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #496 on: March 31, 2020, 12:51:10 PM »
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Lol, I was just searching for "Green Day cancellations".
i could use that ticket money ;)
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #497 on: March 31, 2020, 02:50:42 PM »
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i could use that ticket money ;)

I could probably recommend a few bands that won't get more than 10 people at their shows.  Warning recommendation is based on the fact no one wants to go see them  :o
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #498 on: March 31, 2020, 03:06:10 PM »
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i could use that ticket money ;)
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #499 on: March 31, 2020, 03:15:44 PM »
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You will get the government check in about 6 weeks.

Or 4 months.  Direct Deposit should happen right away.  Only 20 million physical checks can be printed a month.  So if you are in the last batch, don't expect your check for 4 months.

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #500 on: April 01, 2020, 10:02:03 AM »
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #501 on: April 01, 2020, 11:35:51 AM »
So, another big sports event canceled (wimbledon), that one was supposed to begin on june 29 for a two week period...

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #502 on: April 01, 2020, 12:15:21 PM »
Arrgh!

April is here, with no Wondercon near.
No hotelpocalypse on the horizon.
May and June soon will loom
only cancellations still zoom,
my schedule sits pale and wan.
I can only think, as my hopes circle the sink
2020 shall pass sans my superfun Comic Con!

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #503 on: April 01, 2020, 12:18:20 PM »
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I don't think there will be any big cons until there is a vaccine.  One that is widely available.  In my mind the question is not whether there will be a comic-con in 2020, I don't see how there can be.  The question is will there be a comic-con in 2021.

There is a certain nationwide event taking place the first Tuesday in November that makes me think that there will be huge push to make everything seem close to normal by October ...

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #504 on: April 01, 2020, 12:24:25 PM »
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There is a certain nationwide event taking place the first Tuesday in November that makes me think that there will be huge push to make everything seem close to normal by October ...

I think the best way to go is to make everyone a mandatory mail voter.

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #505 on: April 01, 2020, 12:39:59 PM »
1). That doesn't change my thinking that they'll want everything back to normal by October.  The state of the economy frequently plays into elections.  If we're still shutdown with millions unemployed leading up to the election, that could adversely factor into how people vote.  But if people are back to being employed and the stock market is climbing again -- yay status quo!

2). Mandatory mail in voting would not happen.  The election would get called off before that happens.  There have been ... suggestions ... that making it easier for people to vote favors one party over another.  I'll let you guess which way.

Note:  I'm not stating an opinion on the best course of action.  This is just my thinking based on the cynicism that comes from having lived right outside of DC my whole life.

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #506 on: April 01, 2020, 12:49:58 PM »
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1). That doesn't change my thinking that they'll want everything back to normal by October.  The state of the economy frequently plays into elections.  If we're still shutdown with millions unemployed leading up to the election, that could adversely factor into how people vote.  But if people are back to being employed and the stock market is climbing again -- yay status quo!

2). Mandatory mail in voting would not happen.  The election would get called off before that happens.  There have been ... suggestions ... that making it easier for people to vote favors one party over another.  I'll let you guess which way.

Note:  I'm not stating an opinion on the best course of action.  This is just my thinking based on the cynicism that comes from having lived right outside of DC my whole life.

There are no provisions in U.S. law for postponing a presidential election, it would have to be changed by a vote of congress and signed by the president - they even held it in 1864 during the civil war.
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #507 on: April 01, 2020, 12:56:02 PM »
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2). Mandatory mail in voting would not happen.  The election would get called off before that happens.

No, the election will not be called off or even postponed.  There is no way to call off the election.  It would have to be a new law enacted by congress.  What are the chances of that happening?  Even if by some miracle congress did, voting is controlled by the states.  All 50 states would have to agree to it.  There's even less chance of that happening than congress passing a law to begin with.

Mail voting is available to all Americans.  The existing laws and infrastructure are already there.  Making everyone a mandatory mail in voter would be a relatively simple thing to do.  I am already a mandatory mail voter.  Many people are.  If I want to vote in person, that's a hassle.

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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #508 on: April 01, 2020, 01:18:56 PM »
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No, the election will not be called off or even postponed.  There is no way to call off the election.  It would have to be a new law enacted by congress.  What are the chances of that happening?  Even if by some miracle congress did, voting is controlled by the states.  All 50 states would have to agree to it.  There's even less chance of that happening than congress passing a law to begin with.

Mail voting is available to all Americans.  The existing laws and infrastructure are already there.  Making everyone a mandatory mail in voter would be a relatively simple thing to do.  I am already a mandatory mail voter.  Many people are.  If I want to vote in person, that's a hassle.


I hate be be 'that' person but there's a lot of countries which have thought the election couldn't be called off. Knowing history is a pain in the a$$ //eyesLow

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i don't think this will happen but we're in uncharted territory here. imho, one of the great things about our form of government is that we've figured out a way to transfer power without bloodshed.
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Re: Could CCI cancel SDCC 2020 due to the Coronavirus?
« Reply #509 on: April 01, 2020, 01:20:45 PM »
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To our amazing Comic-Con and WonderCon fans: We understand how difficult the current climate has been for all of us and appreciate your continued support through these trying times. No one is as hopeful as we are that we will be able to celebrate #SDCC2020 together come July.

As we continue to monitor the situation with local authorities, we will post updates on our social channels! Until then, remember: “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” — Christopher Reeve
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