United States Invaded (30 page)

“The United Nations has voted on the Russian resolution. They’ve turned it into a binding treaty. One whose goal is to disarm the world of nuclear weapons. I know many of you agree with the concept of a nuclear-free world. I do too. However, I’m not willing to risk the future of America in the hands of the United Nations. I don’t trust the Russians not to hold back some weapons that they’ll use to blackmail the world years from now.

“To enforce the treaty, the United Nations has formed an international army which will invade each member of the nuclear club who’s refused to sign the binding treaty. They’re going to start with us. I have it on good authority the Russians have offered the United Nations four army groups, every country has offered material support or manpower to the new UN army. Being the baddest country on the block, we’re their first target. I’m calling up all of the military reserve units; if you’re in a reserve unit, report to your base by midnight tonight. 

“I’m going to take a page out of President Washington’s playbook. I’m calling for the formation of citizen militias. These militias will be attached to the US Army. I’m sure many of you will agree to join us in the defense of our country. I don’t care what kind of gun you have. We’re not going to judge you; we need your help in defending our country from potential invaders. In the 1700s, General Washington formed citizen militias to fight next to the Continental Army. I know there are many militias out there, I’m asking you to contact your local Army base commander. If there’s no local base, please contact your local National Guard armory. The commanding officer there will assist you.

“My fellow Americans, we’re about to be invaded for the first time since the war of 1812. This is very serious; it’s not a video game. It’s not a paintball game. If you get shot, you will most-likely die. Think about the risks before agreeing to join the military in the fight. Remember, this time we’re going to be fighting on our soil. We’re going to be fighting for our families, our homes and our friends in our backyards.

“An invasion is going to disrupt our transportation network. I’m asking every family to have three to five weeks of food, water, and batteries, or candles on hand. I believe the United Nations will attack us at our military bases, weapons depots and our strategic bases. I don’t think they will attack our cities. Their goal isn’t to kill us; it’s to disarm us. Something I can’t accept. I can’t and won’t place our security in someone else’s hands. 

“I don’t want to see prices being increased to take advantage of the situation. I’ve signed an executive order freezing wages and prices for the duration of the national emergency. No one is going to get rich or take advantage of anyone during this time. We already have more than enough to worry about versus wondering if we’re going to be able to buy bread and milk for our children. We will ensure deliveries to the cities as much as we can. Starting tomorrow truck deliveries will be escorted with armed support. Anyone attacking the convoys will be met with deadly force. Looting and robbery are hereby classified as capital offenses.

“My fellow Americans, the next few weeks are going to try us down to our souls. None of us has any idea what’s it’s like to be invaded. I’m sure the country can count on every one of you. Thank you and God bless America.”

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“Ron, we’re going to war! Do you remember the movie, ‘The Russians are coming, The Russians are coming’? Well, it looks like they are.”

Before Ron can respond, his police cell pings. “Brad, wait one, official incoming message.”

Reading the message, Ron shakes his head side to side.

“Hey, old buddy, what’s wrong?”

“Every first responder in the country has just been put on 12 to 18-hour shifts. I have to report to the station. By the way, ‘The Russians Are Coming’ was a comedy, I think this is going to be closer to Red Dawn.”

“Take care buddy.”

“Brad, you’re too old to fight the Russians, stay cool and don’t do anything stupid, OK?”

“Yup, I got it, I’ll join with my militia buddies tomorrow.”

“Brad, I’m calling Kathy from my car, you know there’s no way she’s going to let you go to war.”

“You heard the President; he asked the local militias for help. We’re armed, and we’re members of the militia. There’s no way I’m going to let Russia or the United Fucking Nations walk in and take over our country. I’m Jewish, I know what comes next if Russia wins this battle. No way. I may die, but I’ll die fighting them with a rifle in my hands.”

“Brad, stay home tonight, don’t get crazy. I don’t want to get a call to pick you up and have to bring your body home to Kathy.”

“Ron don’t worry about me.”

“That’s what friends do. I’m begging you to stay home.”

I decide to load all of my magazines as a just in case. Kathy comes home from work; she looks around the family room. She sees me loading magazines from a box of 1,000 rounds. “Stop right what you’re doing. I know what you’re thinking. You’re not going to fight anyone let alone the Russians. No way, now take your toys and put them away.”

“I need to load the magazines in case the fighting moves towards us, I want to be ready.”

“This might be a good idea after all, at least I’ll find out how many you have stocked away.”

“Want to help?”

“Not my idea of fun. I like to shoot; you load, I’ll have a glass of wine and watch you. Want to go shooting this weekend to practice?”

“Don’t have to ask me twice, I’m in.”

“Honey do you think we should hit the stores to stock up?”

“Nope, all of the sheep are doing that tonight. I’ve been building an inventory of food and water for months. No way am I going to fight our way into a store tonight. I’d rather fight the Russians.”

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The reaction to the President’s speech is panic. Supermarkets and Home Depot stores are swamped. Stores have to limit how many people can enter the store at any one time. The stores have called in every worker they can reach, yet the checkout lines are thirty people long in each of the twenty lines. People shove, push and fight for canned food and bottled water on the shelves. Some people force themselves into the stock area to grab items that have sold out on the shelves. Even with a few people getting out of line, most of the shoppers are polite, until someone pulls a handgun and shoots people to take the goods in their carts. Other shoppers jump on the shooter trying to hold him until the police arrive. He manages to get two more rounds off, hitting and killing a 43-year-old father of four, who was one of the first to grab him. Two men in their twenties grab the shooter’s head, pounding it into the floor until the shooter is dead. The police arrive to ask what happened. One of the mob that grabbed the shooter says, “He shot four people, then he fell, he must have smacked his head on the floor the wrong way.”

Looking at the body, the officers say, “Guess one has to be careful on these floors. I’ll write up his death as an accident.”

“What about the ones he shot?”

“There’s nothing I can do for them; they’re are dead. I called the medical examiner to pick them up. I have to tell you it could be a while. There're been many shootouts tonight.

The officer is paged to come to the front of the store. He jogs over to meet the manager who’s trying to break up a fight among three shoppers who are fighting over a case of bottled water.

Walmart experiences mass lootings and theft. Shoppers fill shopping carts and just walk out. Some of the store workers try to stop the looters to no avail. A few of the looters shoot the workers trying to block them. Walmart decides to close their stores. Store managers make the closing announcement over the public address system causing those still in the store to panic and riot. Fires are set in the stores to cover the looters pushing carts out of the stores.

Every network begins broadcasting messages asking shoppers to stay calm and not to panic or loot. The message is ignored. In fact, it increases the rioting and looting. Many see the message, they figure others must know something they don’t, so they get in their cars and head to their local supermarket.

              The stock market is confused the shares of the major defense suppliers surge, the shares of entertainment companies drop. Banks shares also increase based on the thought people will be borrowing to purchase supplies, and the government spending will soar.   

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Alvin calls the President, “Mr. President, we have thousands of reports about supermarket rioting, gun shootings, fights and stores burning down. The population is panicking. They’re tearing the shopping centers apart. Gun stores have been broken into hundreds of thousands of rounds have been stolen, rifles, shotguns and handguns taken. I’m afraid most of these people are going to be shooting anyone in a uniform. They’re as likely to shoot our troops as the Russians and United Nations troops.”

“Damn it Alvin, didn’t they hear a thing I said? What can we do? Should I go back on TV again?”

“No, sir, I’m going to issue some statements to back up yours. Maybe they’ll calm down after the stores close. I’ve called most of the CEOs of the various chains asking them to close early tonight.”

“That was a good idea. Alvin, what do you think their reaction is going to be tomorrow when the Supreme Court issues their statement?”

“Adding that on top of tonight’s announcement, I think things are going to get even crazier. I think you might have to declare martial law very soon. In order to save what supplies are in the public domain, we need the stores to ration what they have. With your permission, I’m going to announce rationing tomorrow morning before the Supreme Court announcement.”

“Alvin, do I need to sign an executive order for you to make an announcement?”

“Yes sir, you do. I sent one to you; you can print it and sign it, then send it back to me.”

“You’ll have it in a minute.”

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At noon the next day, every media station cut away from their normally broadcast programs to the front of the Supreme Court. The reporters stood in the rain trying to guess which way the Justices had decided. Almost every reporter said the Justices would have to decide that even if President Obsma weren't qualified to be President, the bills, laws, executive orders and treaties would naturally have to stand.  How could they overturn thousands of signed bills? It simply wasn’t logical. None of the media’s legal experts could find any ruling that would support the overturning anything the President signed. Others reported that the Constitution was an outdated document and should be viewed as a “guide." International media wasn’t so sure what was going to happen. A few of the international reporters were very concerned that the court could rule that everything Obsma signed was going to be overturned. If this happened they worried about the many trade agreements and treaties signed with their countries.

Shortly the image changes to the nine Justices sitting in a straight line on stage. The chief Justice stood he walked to the podium, adjusted the microphone, “Can everyone hear me?”

The media yelled back, “Yes we hear you fine.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, the court reviewed the documents surrounding President Obsma’s qualifications to hold the office of President of the United States.”

Many of the reporting heard the Chief Justice say President Obsma, so they thought they’d won, they tweeted out messages before the Chief Justice got to his second sentence.

“The documents we reviewed clearly showed that President Obsma did not meet the qualification as set forth in the United States Constitution for ’natural born citizen.’ No matter how we approached the question, we couldn’t make him fit the clause. The documentation clearly shows he was born outside of the United States of America, nor was he born in any of the United States of America’s territories. As such, in a rare unanimous vote, we have voted that President Obsma should not have been allowed to run for the office, as such he shouldn’t have been elected and following through with this thought, we have reviewed President Obsma’s records. We find that because President Obsma wasn’t qualified since his qualifications were based on fraud, then everything he did in office was based on fraud. We find that every bill he signed into law, every treaty, every executive order, every presidential finding, every ruling has to be overturned due to the fraud his election was based on. We find the leadership of the Democrat party knew and perpetrated this fraud on the people of the United States of America. Hence, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, early this morning warrants have been issued for the leadership of the Democrat party, plus 36 aides of President Obsma.”

The Chief Justice paused to take a sip of water, the media went insane, calling out questions, many tweeted that the vote was 5 to 4 it was a right wing conspiracy.

The Chief Justice continued, “I’d like to repeat; this vote was 9 to 0, every member of the court voted the same.”

The shock wave rippled through the crowd. None could believe the liberals on the court would have voted against President Obsma.

“This vote wasn’t left or right; this vote was based on the law, it was based on the Constitution. We realize it’s impossible to simply overturn everything Mr. Obsma signed, as such, in discussions with President Brownstone, we have agreed with the President to do a phased approach to the turning back the clock to the laws as they were on January 19, 2009. The President will be holding a press conference this afternoon to explain how Congress and the President are going to handle the change.