The Balkanization of America

by Ira Tabankin

  “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.”

  “What happens if existing currency aren’t exchanged within the 60 days?”

  “They don’t even make good toilet paper, so I’m not sure what the holders of the old money will do with them. We as a country will no longer accept or support them. There are going to be many on the illegal side of the economy not very happy with this decision. I’d expect some of the drug cartels will violently object to the change.”

  “Steve, I’m counting on them objecting, once they threaten me or my staff, I can use the military to take them out.”

  “Sir, if they don’t exchange their existing held currency which we think exceeds $1 trillion the value of our currency will go up as there will be less of it in the market.”

  “Steve we’ve worked out a plan with John at Defense, we want them to exchange their dollars, we’re going to prepare a little surprise for them when they make the exchange.”

  “Sir, if you really want them to exchange their old dollars for new, I’ll make some arrangements.”

  “Steve, please do so. Our dollar will be worth one dollar in silver. Any new currency holder will be able to go into a federal bank and exchange new dollars for precious metal, correct?”

  “Yes sir, that is our plan. We plan to have the new currency in the banks the day we make the announcement to reduce the panic. Sir, I think when our citizens realize their currency is backed with precious metal which they can convert to at any time; it will bring creditability to our currency.”

  “Steve, I want to move very quickly on this, I want to catch Russia and China by surprise.”

  “Sir, if I may, how is the press handling the administration changeover?”

  “Are you asking about the many political cartoons about me, did you like the one showing me wearing a Nazi uniform?”

  “Frankly Sir, that one was over the top. What’s wrong with the press?”

  “They aren’t just left leaning; they’re to the left of Obsma. They wanted to see America made into a socialist country. What they refused to realize was once Obsma got his way, they were going to be the first ones to be put against the wall. When I was young, we always said the lawyers were going to be the first ones shot, in reality the first ones are always the free press. I bet you if Obsma can get his LSA off the ground he won’t have a free press. By the way, you’re going to be the first to meet our new Press Secretary.”

  As the President finishes his sentence, there’s a knock on the Oval Office door. An aide enters saying, “Mr. President, Mr. Secretary the Press Secretary is here.”

  Laughing, President Brownstone says, “Show my newest best friend in.”

  The Oval Office door swings open, in walks Rash Linebacker, smiling from ear to ear, Rash says, “Mr. President, Mr. Secretary, you realize the press is going to have a heart attack when you announce my appointment.”

  The President laughs responding, “Rash, welcome, I know what a sacrifice you’re making; you walked away from your network and millions for a salary of only $172,000 a year.”

  “Mr. President, I’m not earning $172,000; I’m working for $1.00 a year and the fun I’m going to have with the press. If you don’t mind, I’d like my $1.00 in cash, I’ve heard about our little financial crises..”

  All three men break out laughing. Ted Cruize the Vice President hears the laughing, he knocks on the Oval Office door, President Brownstone says, “Ted come in, and join us.”

  “Steve, it’s good to see you again, Rash, welcome aboard this crazy ship, I have to warn you, our fearless leader here is trying to break the record for overturning what President Obsma did in his six years in office. The press is going crazy, Rash, starting tonight, that’s your problem.”

  Laughing, Rash says, “Have I got a surprise for the press, I gave Glen, Mark and Shawn's press passes, I’m having them seated in the front row.”

  Everyone breaks out laughing again. Rash continues, “Mr. President, you do realize making me Press Secretary is a huge mistake. I’m going to enjoy it, but the mainstream press and the low information voters are going to go crazy.” Before anyone can respond an aide knocks, “Mr. President I have a report from Admiral Zander, the Mexican army crossed the border in southern California, they are attacking our troops and our people in San Diego.”

  All eyes turn to see what the President will say, “Please tell the Admiral his new orders are to push the Mexican’s back across the border.”

  The aide says, “Mr. President, the Mexican army commander says they were invited in by President Obsma to protect the people of Los Angeles.

  “I don’t care what that idiot said, tell the Admiral, never mind; I’ll call him.”

  “Admiral Zander, please hold for the President.”

  “Admiral, how are you enjoying your new job?”

  “Mr. President, can I ask you the same? I assume you’re calling about the Mexican incursion?”

  “Yes, Admiral, I’d like you to push them back across the border.”

  “Sir, what level of force can I use?”

  “No nukes. You can use anything else. Admiral, I want them off our soil soonest.”

  “Yes, sir.”

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  The Mexican army is having a great time, they're advancing up Highway 8 raping every girl and woman they come across, and they’re looting every ranch and house. They’ve already killed 46 people, and they’re still ten miles south of San Diego. They’ve set fire to every structure in their path. They are driving north enjoying the warm fall morning when two F/A 18s fly over them at just 75 feet while dropping canisters from under their wings. The canisters open, spreading softball sized anti-personal weapons along the line of Mexican troops. The small bombs explode sending shrapnel tearing into the troops. As the Mexicans are pulling themselves together, the F/A 18s make another run, this time they fire their 20mm cannons into the troops. The few surviving troops find their decapitated Colonel lying on the freeway. They decide to turn around and go home.

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  President Obsma tells his key staff, “I invited the Mexican army to enter California to provide a degree of armed protection for our people. Until we have our Citizen Defense Force rearmed and ready for action, the Mexicans will provide us protection.”

  Nanny Polsi responds, “Can we get rid of them when we no longer need them?”

  “We don’t have to worry about them, when we’re done using them, we’ll send them into Brownstone’s area, he’ll take care of them for us, and we’ll even be able to recover the money we’re going to pay them.”

  “I like it.”

  “So far we have the most of the West Coast, Maryland, New York City, Chicago, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey. I think the rest of New England will soon join us, plus Michigan and Ohio. We’ll be strong enough to keep that damned Brownstone off our backs.”

  “Mr. President, when will you make the official announcement of the LSA?”

  “As soon as we finish our new constitution, this time there won’t be a first or second amendment while we’re at it, let’s dump the fourth too. There’ll be no free speech if it discredits the government. This time, we’re going to arrange it so I can’t be impeached. We have the advantage of changing the rules so we can stay in office forever. I like the title President for life.”

  “Just so long as I run the new Congress.”

  “Nanny, who else would I ever want to pass the bills I ask for?”

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  The national evening news sound bites are: