January 20, 2009 - The End of America

OK, I know I'm totally paranoid, but I am convinced that the United States of American is going to come to an end on January 20, 2009. We won't be brought down by some terrorist group or rogue nation with a nuclear weapon. That's the date that I'm convinced George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their minions will declare martial law and refuse to give up control of the country to whomever is duly elected in the November 2008 presidential election.

This is why I find the "debates" and all the silly campaigning going on now to be such a horrible joke. There's no way Barak Obama or Hillary Clinton will be permitted to take the office of President of the United States. And there certainly aren't any Republicans seeking the office who are as evil and devious as the current administration's leaders.

There are so many tactics Bush can employ. First of all, he can claim that because we are at war - even if it's a war of his making - the office of Commander in Chief cannot be compromised by making a change. He has no allegiance to the Constitution anyway, so why should this situation be any different? Just rewrite it to make the presidential transition null and void during time of war. Why not? Executive privilege, right?

Or he can transfer power to Cheney, who can continue their evil corrupt practices for the next several years. Cheney can appoint anyone they see fit to rule, and we have fully entered our new totalitarian regime. The end of America. Now we can invade any country with impunity. We can rob anyone we wish of their natural resources. We can build nations and appoint rulers...and bring on the end of civilization. After all, Bush expects his rewards are waiting for him in heaven, right? Kind of like the 9/11 hijackers, huh?

So the experiment is going to fail. The wonderful ideas of our founding fathers will soon be discarded for a renewal of the Old World way of European kings and dictators. The saddest part of this is that we are allowing it to happen. Our Congress is not doing the checks and balances on executive power that it is sworn to do, and we are not requiring our elected officials to do what is right and proper. The judicial branch is a joke, fully controlled and falling in line with whatever the president's men tell them to do. So what do Bush and Cheney have to fear? Absolutely nothing. And the have everything to gain.

Count the days. Mark the date. Say goodbye to America. Rest in peace.