Posted by gznork26 in Fiction, Politics, Short Stories.
Tags: 2nd amendment, AWOL, balance of power, congressional hearing, consent of the governed, constitution day, constitutional convention, Homeland Security, Jefferson, mass desertion, militia, propaganda, revolution, rights, terror suspect, traitor, treason
Know your limits.
“Sacred Honor”
by P. Orin Zack
[05/19/2008]
John Davis, the northern California teacher taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security while watching the state school board announce his suspension, glanced at the paper between his splayed hands. “That is correct, ma’am. I consider Thierry Vlandoc’s civics paper to be an excellent extrapolation of the founders’ intent to our current political situation.”
Someone shouted “Traitor!” from the back of the packed congressional hearing chamber. The news pool camera rotated, and the two DHS officers flanking Davis snapped to alert. (more…)
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Posted by gznork26 in Bank Shot Blogger, Business, Fiction, Politics, Short Stories.
Tags: Arbusto, bankruptcy, corporate media, corporate rights, first amendment, free speech, George W Bush, imprisonment, insolvency, Jefferson, prison, riot, sentence, spooks, subversive, supreme court, war on terror, World Trade Center, WTC, WTO
Richard Bach once wrote, ‘Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world, even if what is said is not true’. (This sequence started in the story, “Logical Conclusion“)
“Unplanned Outing”
Part 7 of a series
by P. Orin Zack
(11/24/07)
The attractive cashier behind the counter flashed a smile as cheery as her uniform was drab. Her key-shaped nametag had ‘Barbara’ scratched into it. The contrast of woman and wardrobe only heightened the disconcerting sense of unreality broadcast by the glowing ball-and-chain sign outside, the big plastic window bars, and the waitstaff’s sunny yellow prison jumpsuits. “Welcome to the FW Diner,” she said. “Table for one, ma’am?”
Claire Fuller didn’t usually frequent chain restaurants, preferring instead to encourage independents, but tonight she was on a mission. On the drive over, she’d debated whether to volunteer her identity, but chose instead to let them treat her as any other patron. And that might have happened if the place weren’t so crowded, or maybe if she hadn’t been distracted by the sight of Fremont-Wayfarer CEO Edward Reese’s perverse idea of a family restaurant. She nodded.
“Probably about ten minutes. Your name?”
The last syllable had scarcely passed her lips when she realized what she’d done. (more…)
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Posted by gznork26 in Fiction, Politics, Short Stories.
Tags: constitution, crowdsourcing, intelligence, IWW, Jefferson, legislation, legislative wiki, lobbyist, terrorists, wiki, wobblies
Your next great idea just might by hiding in the heart of darkness. (This is part of a series related to my novel, “Burnout Fever”, which is available for the Nook reader and app. Catch up from the links listed here or here.”)
“Wobbly Premise”
Part 7 of a series
by P. Orin Zack
(9/29/2007)
“I don’t get it,” Rodney Falk interjected. “If Jefferson and them were so concerned about fencing religion out of the whole thing, how could the structure they created have any mystical significance?”
Richard took a calming breath and considered the high-strung black activist’s agitated energy field before responding. This was the first actual meeting of Constitutional Evolution he had attended, and the only person here he’d even met before was Derek Boa, the leader.
“Like I told your gamer friend when she roped me into this group,” he said evenly, “magic is mostly a matter of symbolism and intent. The framers did a lot more than just lay out the rules of government. They also set the staging. Any well-designed ritual is going to resonate emotionally. That’s why religious ceremonies are so much like theatre. They laid out rituals of governance. If they were going to work, they had to resonate. And resonance is at the heart of mysticism.”
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