The Balkanization of America (22 page)

“I would have expected the entire state to side with Obsma.”

“Mr. Pre, I mean General, it seems the people in Central New York have had enough liberal bullshit; a similar situation is happening in Maryland, the western counties are going to split off and join us while the rest of Maryland will join Obsma. Colorado is so mixed up; no one has any idea how it will break apart or if the entire state joins which side. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont, are going with Obsma, Maine, and New Hampshire are toss-ups.  All of the South from Virginia south are with us as is West Virginia, who, by the way, want you to visit so they can thank you for reopening the coal mines and coal-fired power plants. With Texas rejoining us, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona are with us, Alaska is with us, Michigan is on the fence, Ohio is split, Tennessee is with us as is Kentucky, the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming are also with us.”

“We might end up with some very strange borders.”

“Sir, just between the two of us, do you really think it was a good idea to allow President Obsma create the LSA?”

“Ted, if we didn’t allow him to try, we’d have an armed uprising on our hands. Most of Obsma’s base thinks I stole this office from him, many in our inner cities think we’re all racists for impeaching him if we didn’t let him try this fool stunt many of the people in the areas he’s taking would try to overthrow us. Over the last twenty years, the country has split into the West Coast and the North East being very liberal. The South and Central being not right wing, but center conservative. I think the split has become so deep that it may not be possible for the country to be a single entity. I think the LSA will further split forming smaller and smaller areas. Some will want to be just left alone others may fall completely apart. I’d guess that, in fifty years, America will come back together or end up broken up into many small nations. It all depends on how Obsma manages the launch of his LSA. I think the LSA will launch with lots of emotions only to shortly fall apart. Without fuel and lack of electrical plants, the LSA is going to behind the eight ball from the start. Obsma never led. He campaigned for six years. His idea of governing was to sign executive orders. He has no idea how to form a real government or manage an area that he thinks is supporting him. I guess it won’t be too long until he starts kicking out unproductive citizens. My real fear is he’ll sell the LSA to Russia or China.”

“Mr. Pres ..er, Rod, I don’t agree with you. I’ve found many of the far left will scream and yell, oh they’ll throw the racist bomb around and call us names but taking up arms? Sir, these are the gun control crowd; they wouldn’t be caught dead holding a firearm.”

“Ted, I hope you’re right, my gut says they’ll find some who will pick up weapons even if they have to convince themselves they’re doing it for the greater good. I think unless we allow them to try to form a new nation and try to govern the way they think is best, which in itself should be much fun watching, they will turn on our people. I decided to let them try in order to protect our people. It was the lesser evil to choose.”

“Do you expect them to succeed?”

“Of course not. The wonderful thing about socialism is, I think Margret Thatcher said, “Sooner or later you run out of other people’s money.” This is what’s going to happen in the LSA very soon. Many of the real workers and earners are going to leave to join us. We’re going to offer them incentives to move. Many companies are going to leave the LSA area because of the cost of doing business there, knowing Obsma as we both do, the first thing he’s going to do is raise the personal and corporate income tax to something like 50%. While we’re lowering it. Why would any company stay in the LSA and pay a high tax plus they are going to have to put up with all of their crazy workplace rules, like restrooms for men, women and transgender? How many companies are going to pay to install a third set of restrooms, Polsi has already said companies can’t convert existing restrooms, there has to be an equal number of them. What about their schools? Anyone can use any restroom or gym when they associate with that gender? That’s going to work out real well. When I was sixteen, I would have “associated” myself with a dog to get into the girl's locker and shower rooms. What’s going to happen when they run out of water? What’s going to happen when the LSA can’t provide enough electricity? How are the LSA farmers going to grow enough food without using fertilizers? Where are their farms going to be located? The bread basket and California’s central valley are with us.”

“General, what’s going to happen when the LSA’s people realize the rest of the country isn’t going to be supporting them any longer?”

“At first they’re yell and scream, call us names, they’ll try to get us to give them loans, buy their worthless bonds when we refuse they’ll attack us. They’ll send tens of thousands of to them useless, unproductive people over our common border.”

“Sir? Are you serious?”

“Ted, of course, I am. When people get desperate enough, they’ll do anything they can to feed their families. They say they hate guns; they do if the guns aren’t in their hands. I expect to see thousands, tens of thousands of people trying to move into our territory.”

“Are you going to allow them to?”

“Only if they have skills we can use. Why recreate the welfare state that got us into the mess we’re in. Speaking of which, where do we stand with changing our money supply?”

“The Secretary of the Treasury will be here at 3:00 to give us a briefing.”

“Come on, don’t pull that stunt with me, I know you know everything that goes on in this town, what does he have to say? How bad is it?”

“I don’t want to steal my friend’s thunder. However, I will say, you’re going to enjoy what he has to say. Many in the drug trade and other illegal business’ are about to get a wake-up call they won’t soon forget.”

“Ted, just remember, kicking them in the balls makes them angry, making them angry makes them do stupid stunts, before we do anything to piss them off, I want enough advance notice to prepare our troops to defend our people. How’s the merge with Texas going?”

“Very well, President, now Governor Lawson is very pleased with your plans. He also said he needs some time to strengthen his southern border when we make the announcement of changing our bills over. Sir, when is the termination date for the EPA and Department of Education?”

“Department of Education notices have already been sent out, most of the states are very happy to run their own schools, the EPA is taking a little longer, the AG can fill you in. Many of the environmental groups have sued the government to stop us from closing the EPA, as such I’ve asked the Speaker to pass a bill that places a single dollar in the EPA’s budget. I’ll follow the court ruling and keep the EPA open. However, I won’t fund it.”

“That’s bound to generate more lawsuits.”

“Yes, however, no court has any say in the budget of a Federal Government department. All budgets and spending bills start in the House. The Federal Government can’t be held liable if the House under the Constitution doesn’t provide enough funds for the department.”

As the two men discuss the issues of saving America, an aide knocks on the door, his face is flushed, his voice cracks when he speaks, “Mr. President, Mr. Vice President; there are massive riots on the border of San Diego and Orange Country California. Sir, the mayor of New City, has called twice demanding you return his call his call today.”

“Ted, it seems like we have some work to do today, how about you take the mayor of New York, and I’ll call the Mayor of San Diego?”

“Sounds like a deal to me.”

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The riot along the Orange County and San Diego Country line started with hundreds, which grew to thousands of people marching south on Interstate 5 towards San Diego. They’re protesting San Diego’s decision to exit California to join the right wing racists who forced the impeachment of President Obsma. They blame the Tea Party and the members of the military for pushing Congress into the impeachment. The mob from the north forgot they have to pass right through the US Marine Camp Pendleton facility. Returning Marines swarmed the base as soon as President Brownstone was sworn into office. As the mob from the north moves south, residents of San Diego County gather to move north to block their movement.

Two groups numbering in the tens of thousands is fighting each other with rocks, sticks, baseball bats, and metal pipes. Interstate 5 is blocked with the two groups fighting each other. Even though the second amendment has been reinstated, not many guns have yet been redistributed as such the San Diego group has few rifles, only 5 ARs, and no AKs. They do have cross and hunting bows which they use to attack the Orange Country mob. The battle site is almost medieval with arrows flying over and into the mob. The Orange Country mob is using slingshots and small snob nose pistols which have very little accuracy or range. They have baseball bats and solid metal pipes for close in fighting. Some even have swords. They hit some of their own people because the shooters are shooting on the run while they’re running towards the San Diego mob. People on both sides of the line scream and fall wounded, some dead. Men, women and children are fighting each other to the death.

Thirty minutes into the battle; the US Marines arrive at the battle scene in Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs). The OC mob tries throwing Molotov Cocktails at the armored vehicles which cause little damage, the Marines fire machine guns over the crowd’s heads to break up the mob. The initial firing stops the fighting when the firing ceases; the OC mob rushes the SD mob who tries to hold them off with flights of arrows. The OC mob has been reinforced with thousands of gang members who arrived at the battle site late, they bring their hidden firearms which they use to take the Marines under fire, a mistake most won’t live long enough to think about. The Marines return fire is cutting the OC mob to pieces. 90 minutes after the two sides met the battle is over, Interstate 5 is covered in bodies and blood.

Chapter 21

Steve Forbas sits across from President Brownstone, “Sir; I should have turned you down. The treasury department is a mess. I wonder if anyone in the last five years ever made a decision. It appears everything was forwarded to the Federal Reserve. The Treasury Department simply rubber-stamped what the Fed Chairman said. 60% of the country’s debt is held by the Federal Reserve.”

“Steve, let me see if I understand this, the Federal Reserve holds 60% of the countries $20 trillion debt, what happens if we default on our debt to the Federal Reserve while, at the same time, we phase out the Fed?”

“Sir, that’s a very good question. The Federal Government owns the Fed, all of their profits and losses accrue to the government’s General Fund. Congress enacted the Fed as the country’s central bank. I can’t find any evidence the Fed has ever been audited. I don’t see any reason we can’t default on the debt they hold and not default on our other debt. It would reduce our debt to $8 trillion, an amount more manageable. Even that is still in the twilight zone area. “

“Steve, start he process on defaulting on the part of our debt held by the Fed, also I want to know where the money went, have your staff perform a detailed audit of the Fed.”

“Sir, I’m not sure the Treasury Department has people I’d trust to perform an audit, may I bring in a team of outsiders?”

“Yes, make sure they sign an NDA, plus remind them it may take a while to get paid.”

“Mr. President, ..”

“Not you too, just, sir, Rod or General, please.”

“Yes sir, I’m ready to go over the plan to replace our currency. We’re performing an audit of our gold and silver assets. We discovered a bad surprise. Much of the gold we thought was in our vaults isn’t there.”

“Steve, where is it?”

“Rod, I don’t know. I haven’t been able to find anyone who knows where the gold went.”

“Keep looking for it. Where do we stand on the conversion to the gold standard?”

“I’ve instructed the Mint to start new designs of coins made of silver, gold and platinum. We’ll be ready to present these at the cabinet meeting in three days. We propose to replace all of our existing currency with a new currency. Our paper money will say silver certificate on it; we’re working on the new designs. I’m proposing the $1 bill be changed to a coin, the $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 and $500 bills should all be updated.”

“Our plan is to make a public announcement after the designs are approved, and the first new coins and bill are produced. Once we have an inventory of the new dollars, we’ll call in the old; we’ll place a 60 day period to exchange the old for the new dollars.”