intransigence, their refusal to follow the Constitution, and in light of the Writ of the Supreme Court, I and the other governors here and others across the country, jointly declare that the Senate in Washington is a usurper whose actions are illegal, null, and void."
"So, in consultation with the governors of Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Iowa, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, and others, we jointly proclaim that, on Wednesday the fifteenth day of December, 2021, the Constitutional Convention will convene in Kansas City, Kansas, as far from that writhing, contemptible, corrupt, autocratic and panic-stricken federal establishment as we can get!"
The crowd leaps to its feet and cheers loudly. The nationwide audience sighs approval.
The other states, even those opposed to the convention, not wanting to be omitted from the discussions, swiftly comply with the call. Fifty duly elected delegations scurry to Kansas City.
The Supreme Court takes its revenge and issues another Writ declaring the Constitutional Convention in Kansas City legal, valid and binding and orders all Federal agencies to cooperate with it. In the resulting confusion, they quietly slip out of Washington and relocate to Kansas City.
Time: 5:00 PM
In the Oval Office DeWitt huddles with Bader.
"You have no options as far as I can see," says Bader.
"I want to send in troops, marshals, whatever, and arrest Munson," snarls DeWitt furiously.
"Hillary, at the present time, you barely control the Post Office in that part of the country," says Bader.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The convention convenes in a large hall in Kansas City. The delegates are credentialed and, at the first session, Munson is elected president of the Convention.
The country now has two competing power centers. The corrupt, decaying, discredited, bankrupt and impotent Washington establishment in the East and the new and growing Convention of Free States centered in Kansas City.
The popularity of the Convention soars throughout the country. Polls indicate that support for a new constitution is running high in most states. Many state legislatures happily pass bills endorsing the Convention. Even the EBT crowd is hopeful, they want their benefits back and DeWitt isn't delivering.
Munson, as president of the Convention, becomes, in effect, the leader of the opposition. A new Constitutional Party forms around him and the movement. Many members of both the House and Senate, also abandoning Washington, pledge their loyalty to the new reality.
It becomes clear to observers, that, even if a new constitution is not quickly written and ratified, the Fall 2022 elections will surely to see the Constitutional Party take complete control of both House and Senate. This will lead, in short order, to the sure and certain impeachment of DeWitt and her vice-president, to be replaced by the newly elected Speaker of the House, most probably Munson himself.
DeWitt's Progressive Party, unable to deliver benefits, is a shrunken corpse of its former self. It faces sure oblivion. It exists in few places beyond the coastal plains. DeWitt can count tepid support from only Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and California which is now threatened by Mexico.
The other states, as far as DeWitt and the federal bureaucracy are concerned, are rebel states. But she knows she has far too few loyal states, or people, to block ratification of any new constitution.
The country settles into an uneasy truce as the Convention begins its work.
The dawn of the new year finds the federal government reduced to a stuttering, bellicose, impotent theater of hack politicians lusting to exploit yet one more crisis and blame someone other than themselves for the mess.
Desperate, DeWitt needs a comeback strategy.
All this waiting does not sit well in the endless, now enfeebled, former corridors of power and their dormant, useless bureaucratic tentacles still emanating from the failed, formerly all powerful, center. But the masters of these are, by nature, survivors. They are determined to regroup. They will not give up without a fight. They will strike back.
The Convention, far from being easy, is a contentious place. Arguments about the new structure of government echo those of the earliest days of national independence.
Most agree that they want to rid themselves of a distant, unaccountable, dictatorial, and oligarchic central government.
Some passionately want a return to an organization similar to that embodied in the original Articles of Confederation, a federation of sovereign states.
On the other hand, there are those who want to preserve a federal system but with significant changes that will prevent another central government power grab.
But on some subjects, there is unanimous agreement. The ruinous excesses of the central government's money printing machine are obvious to all. So, the Convention's first order of business concerns the economy.
In the first draft of the new constitution, the Federal Reserve is abolished and replaced by the Third Bank of the United States, which becomes popularly known as the TBUS. Its new currency will be backed by gold, platinum and silver, not electrons, paper and ink. The ratio of the dollar to an ounce of each of these is written into the draft and can not be changed except by a three quarters vote of the states.
Wall Street, in a vote of confidence, promptly begins trading when issued TBUS currency certificates. In short order, market trading indicates that people are desperate to dump their Federal Reserve notes in exchange for TBUS dollars. The Fed Dollar to TBUS exchange rate goes to nearly a 1,000 to one.
After that general note of agreement, the real work and disagreement of the convention begins. Weeks pass. Rancorous factions emerge. The oligarchs in Washington look on each disagreement with hope and joy. They and their disciples in the media work tirelessly to exploit every opening and deepen every fissure.
As the negotiations drag on, a jittery calm settles across the country. It is a precarious peace that neither side wants to disturb. Yet.
Finally, a confidential draft of a revised Constitution is prepared. It establishes term limits on all members of the House and Judiciary, repeals the 17th Amendment thereby returning the Senate to state control, as originally intended. It requires an annual balanced budget unless two-thirds of the Senate votes to override, establishes a limit on increases to the debt ceiling unless two-thirds of both houses concur, provides that decisions of the Supreme Court can be vacated upon a two-thirds vote of both houses or by a vote by two-thirds of the state legislatures. Total federal taxes are limited to fifteen percent of personal income unless there is a two-thirds vote of both houses in any year in which the rate exceeds fifteen percent. All federal agencies and departments are to expire after five years, unless explicitly renewed. The Commerce Clause is modified to make it apply to actual goods and services and not as a wormhole to bigger government. It establishes a provision whereby any act of Congress can be overridden by a vote of two-thirds of the states. It sets requirements for honest elections including mandatory voter ID, English as the national language and, finally, the capital is moved to St. Louis.
After a lengthy debate, in mid-March the Convention adopts the draft and submits it to the states. Munson and others begin speaking tours to explain and promote its provisions.
Not everyone is happy. DeWitt and her agents quietly try to create and support an opposition. The NSA, as usual, helps by providing material for blackmail and intimidation.
However, it appears that, despite the efforts of DeWitt and her flying monkeys, the compromise constitution is rapidly gaining support. It begins to look like it will be easily ratified. The crucial period of comment is ending and the legislatures of the several states are set to convene for the purpose of ratification.
In Washington, the federal bureaucracy is unhinged and cornered. They know they have to act and act quickly. If the proposed constitution is adopted, it will mean a final end to their rule with no possibility of regaining power.
So t
he heads of the major agencies of the state, the NSA, Homeland Security, CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, IRS, and others, along with Hillary DeWitt and her allies, gather in secret at a little known leadership command bunker in the Maryland mountains to plot their path back to power.
Monday, April 4, 2022
In the mountains of Western Maryland, beneath the overhanging limbs of dense groves of Adler, Ash, Beech and Hackberry, there winds a narrow, disused, rough old road upon which slowly moves a procession of black SUVs with many tiny prickly antennas, darkened windows and obscure official federal license plates.
After several miles of travel, they achieve their ultimate destination, a large gravel clearing at the base of a high, steep, granite faced mountain.
The SUVs park at odd angles around the perimeter. Dark suited agents with ear plugs and curly wires leading under their collars jump from each. They open the rear doors out from which an assortment of paunchy bureaucrats, military officers, Wall Street, Hollywood, and union types extract themselves. They adjust their clothing, check their cell phones and converge into a group near the center of the clearing.
Into the mountainside, framed by huge quarried stone pillars, a massive arching tunnel entrance has been cut. Several armed Marines stand to attention near the entrance while an officer strides out to greet the newly arrived guests. Unseen motors