The Balkanization of America (3 page)

President Obsma loses his temper watching the evening news programs, he calls his chief of staff, “I want to know how that story got on the air, who approved it, why didn’t the embedded censors catch and stop it. I want those three reporters careers killed. Get the head of DHS over here right now.”

The worm goes about its business without a thought as it moves into new networks, soon the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury are infected. The worm finds hidden data that it encrypts before sending to the General’s server. The worm replicates itself as it enters new networks, soon data is flowing into General Brownstone’s servers from most of the government’s networks.

The General’s aide knocks on his door, “General, have you seen the summary of the data we’re collecting? It’s simply amazing. “

“Yes, I am very pleased with the results of your efforts, I think it’s time to move to the next step, select one hundred of the most vocal posters on the various social media sites, nail them next, add every one of them to the DHS domestic terrorist lists. We’ll freeze all of their financial accounts. They’ll scream at the White House, which should be fun to watch. Remember progressivism is a religion. We’re going to fight the left at the very roots of their beliefs; we’re going to increase their pain level to a degree they’ve never experienced. Pain levels they’re used to hand out to others, none of the elites has ever experienced pain to a degree we’re going to inflict on them.”

“General, Glen is on line 1.”

“Glen, you know I both like and respect you; however your march around DC idea was very naïve. You acted like a four-year girl. Damn it, Glen, you know better, how the hell could you place all of those people in such danger? You told them to stand along the 64 miles long beltway? Glen, for Christ’s sake, you put these people in jeopardy. You put these people in harm’s way. You told them to pray, and God would save them; when you knew what was going to happen. You’re as guilty as those who pulled the trigger.”

“General, I hoped God would intercede. I had hoped…”

“Glen, either grow up or take me off your speed dial list. You made the entire situation much worse than it already was. “Hands-around-DC” what were you thinking? Why didn’t you vet your idea over here? In the future, call, vet your ideas first, we might be able to save some lives.”

“General, I’d hoped the press would see their savior as he really is.”

“Glen, I understand, but did you think the press would report anything negative about the President? They helped get him elected; they’ve covered up every negative story about him and his criminal administration. The press covered up his past; they never vetted him. Do me a favor, don’t do anything like that again.”

“General, I had such hope…”

“Glen, we in the military have a saying, “Hope isn’t a strategy.” Keep that in mind, always have a plan, always have a backup plan and always have a backup to the backup, because every plan turns to crap when the enemy in engaged. Leave the strategy planning to professionals. Next time you get a brain fart, call before you announce it.”

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The next morning a nationally famous reporter stops on his way to work to pick up his morning coffee and bagel. He slides his credit card through the payment machine; his card is rejected. The reporter asks, “Is the machine broken?”

The cashier responds, “No it worked fine for the last customer.”

The reporter tries another card; it too is rejected. People behind him are starting to get restless, he tries his debit card, and it too is rejected. The reporter says, “Something is wrong with the payment machine.”

A woman pushes the reporter out of the way; she slides her credit card through, it’s accepted, she turns to the reporter saying; “The machine works, you’re just a deadbeat. Get a job, here’s a five to buy your lunch, you may need it today.” She walks out of the coffee shop smiling, knowing she’s performed her good deed of the day.

Five reporters and ninety-five other people discover all of their credit and debit cards are rejected; one can’t pay for the gas they’ve pumped, the station manager calls the police when he drives off without paying. The police catch and pull the thief over.

“License and registration, please. I’m stopping you because you purchased gas and left without paying that’s a misdemeanor in this state.”

“Officer, I can explain, my credit card didn’t work, I was going to return to pay for the gas.”

“I’m going to check your story out, just sit here and keep your hands on the steering wheel. “

Trying to leave the car, the reporter says, “Officer, I can explain.”

“I told you to stay in your car and keep your hands on the steering wheel where I can see them.”

“Officer, do you know who I am?”

“No, but I’m about to.”

Returning to his police cruiser, the officer enters the reporter’s driver’s license number into his laptop. His screen flashes red with a rolling banner saying, “DOMESTIC TERRORIST approach with caution. Call for backup, code three.” The officer looks at the car in front of him, thinking, I earned a bonus today. He calls for backup, which arrives within three minutes. Two additional police cars arrive with their lights flashing and sirens screaming; the new police cars block the reporter’s car from being able to move. The officers exit their cars with their weapons drawn; they open the reporter’s car door and drag him out of his car. They force him to the ground, all while he’s screaming at them. They handcuff the reporter, one officer waits with the reporter’s car for the tow truck. They plan to take the car apart to make sure there’s nothing hidden in it. The other two officers take the reporter to their station to be booked. Later that day, their chief will make the announcement his people captured a wanted domestic terrorist.

Handcuffed sitting in the back of a police car, the reporter screams, “Do you know who I am? Do you know what my network is going to do to you?”

One of the officers laughs, he prints out the reporter’s record. The officer holds it in front of the reporter saying, “Look here asshole; you’re on the list, you’re going to jail, if you’re lucky, you’ll get an all expense trip to Cuba. Now shut the fuck up.”

Across America, some of the elite going about their daily business are stopped by local and state police. Most have no idea why they are stopped; anyone stopped are arrested as domestic terrorists. Their assets are confiscated; they are taken to jail where they’re placed in solitary conferment without any visitors allowed. Their families have no idea what happened to their loved ones.

Chapter 3

“Ron, did you see the news this evening?”

“Huh? What did I miss now? Did the UFOs return and take back the President?”

“Man I wish they would return and take him, maybe we should paint a huge sign pointing to the White House, and then they won’t be able to miss him. Back to the news, the courts today said that schools have the right to stop students from wearing American flag shirts to school. Something about the flag causing violence.”

“Ron, it’s OK if kids wear Mexican flags, but not ours? Kids can’t wear NRA shirts, but Satan shirts are OK? Two kids were sent home for wearing Bible verses on their T-shirts. I don’t know what’s going on with our schools today. I’ve got an idea, why don’t we buy some upside down flag shirts, we can give them out to the kids going to school?”

“Brad, you have a sick sense of humor.”

“Thank you, but that’s not the only news. The AG said today that the state’s Attorney General doesn’t have to defend state laws that are in their opinion discriminatory. Notice I said in their opinion, not the law, just their opinion. Aren’t state Attorney Generals supposed to support the laws their people voted on? If the state’s AGs don’t defend their state’s laws then who represents the state’s people? We the people just lost our say in court, didn’t we go to war over not having representation?”

“Damn. What else can they change?”

“Anything they want to, no one’s left to stop them.”

“Our laws are being written by courts. The Constitution says laws are made by Congress, why doesn’t Congress stop the courts from writing laws. Why doesn’t Congress stop agencies like the EPA from making laws? We’re out of control.”

“I agree with you. I think Congress doesn’t do anything because they’re more concerned about getting re-elected than they are about passing laws.”

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Texan President Lawson sends a message to the White House demanding Texas’ gold be returned. Texas has received only 30% of their gold the Federal Government held. The Federal Reserve has been telling President Lawson that they’re checking on the gold; all will be returned within 36 months. After three days of trying President Lawson finally reaches the Secretary of the Treasury, “Mr. Secretary, can you, please give me one reason it’s going to take you three years to return our gold. Surely it’s just sitting in a vault someplace.”

“Mr. President, it’s not that simple, I can’t go into it right now, I assure you, you’ll get your gold back, it’s just going to take a little longer than you want it to.”

“Three years is not a little longer, maybe we should give you an ultimatum, and either return our gold in four weeks or pay the penalty.”

“What are you going to do, charge us a late payment fee?”

“No, I’ll nuke Fort Knox, you have four weeks.”

President Lawson slams down the handset, he tells the Texas Ranger commanding General,” I don’t think we’re going to get our gold back, can you plan an attack on Fort Knox?”

“Mr. President, are you serious? Are you going to nuke Fort Knox?”

“No, but I want him to think we are. Plan the attack and make sure the American spies have access to it.”

“Sir, I’ll do that, on the other hand, I suggest we plan a bank job but not at Fort Knox. There should be a lot of gold stored in the Federal Reserve Banks in Atlanta and New York. Both are easier to hit than Fort Knox. I can have a plan for your review in two days. We have some people who used to provide security for the Federal Reserve Banks; they’re familiar with the security at the banks.”

“Excellent, prepare the plan. How’s the border project coming?”

“Mr. President, we’ve completed 75% of the wall along the Mexican border. We continued the wall the feds started and abandoned. We’ve put our prisoners to work building it. We’ve finished the border checkpoints along the main roads between Mexico and us and us and America. We’ve recently started issuing visas per your instructions. “

“General, Thank you.”

Next on President Lawson’s agenda is a meeting with the Texas Defense Minister. “Mr. President we’ve raised an army based on the National Guard troops that were based here. Once we declared our independence, most of the National Guard came over to our side. We have a current force of 35,000 people. More are joining every day, the reserve force has grown to 60,000 mostly citizens. All are being trained at Fort Hood. The additional troops will give us a force in excess of 100,000 people with the latest weapons in the American military arsenal.”

“How are the discussions with the American Army and Navy units that are stationed in Texas going?”

“Sir, General Craig the Commanding General from Fort Hood and Admiral Franks will be here tomorrow to work out a formal agreement. They have a combined force of 80,000 people, plus four hundred tanks.”

“What about the Air Force?”

“Sir, so far they haven’t responded to any of our calls.”

“Their B 1 bombers would give us the range and power projection to ensure no one ever bothers us again.”

“President Lawson, there is a rather sensitive issue we have to discuss, sir, the American’s want their nukes back.”

“Mr. Secretary, what nukes?”

“Mr. President, I understand, I’ll tell them we don’t have any idea what they’re talking about.”

“Mr. Secretary, I want you to mobilize as many of your troops as possible to protect our border with America, I think President Obsma is going to declare war on Texas and launch an invasion.”