HHAYD Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) [i]January 24th, 2012 To whoever is willing to understand... It's too strong. The consistent get-rich-quick belief, it can't be stamped out. I can't tell the difference between this country, and the Previous Midwest Republic. Well except for one, the public no longer cares, it's too blinded by the economic boom to give a damn about the Constitution. There's too much money in the system, and the banks are attempting to enslave their customers with endless debts by lowering their lending standards. Speculations everywhere. I don't know how long it will take for the financial bubble to burst, but it will be ugly. The Legislative and the Vice President Jack Cornwell is seething with anger towards me, they don't want me, they want someone that's more cooperative with them, and the business owners. I can tell that they have all been in bed with the powerful corporations. Jack purchased three Ferrari cars and two mansions within less than a year into office not too long ago, and therefore, I'm assuming he somehow "saved" millions of dollars from a yearly salary of $200,000. It's impossible that he saved up enough money for such purchases from his previous job. I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't the only one swimming in dirty money. The Legislative had also demanded a new foreign policy more favorable to the country, no, to the super wealthy. They no longer see neutrality as something that's favorable to them. They prefer imperialism. Today will be my last day. They have started the impeachment process not too long ago, and tomorrow they will decide if I'm guilty or not. For sure they will boot me out for political purposes. It's going to be a new bad era. President Natas[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midwest Republic News, January 25th, 2012, 10:10 AM: The Legislative has voted by 178 to 22 to impeach President Natas for "Treason", only mentioning that he threatened the security of the country by meddling with foreign issues. Vice President Cornwell will replace his position today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suburbs of Minneapolis, January 25th, 2012, 10:31 PM: Legislator Matt Quine was deep asleep in his bed, completely unaware of the fact that his home security system was disabled and his guard dog was gassed. A masked person stepped into his bedroom, armed with a gas mask attached to a canister containing carbon monoxide and anesthesia. The person placed the gas mask over Matt's face and turned on the valve. 30 seconds later, the masked person motioned for the partner to help. The body was stuffed into a large cardboard box before being transported out of the house and into an unsuspecting blue van. Matt wouldn't be the only Legislator to be put down, the 21 others would also join him in the same night. Edited January 25, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) Perspective from Natas's view: Today is the 27th, Cornwell and the Legislative are already cranking out laws that I would've shoved into the paper shredder. The movers weren't as competent as I hoped they would be. They broke quite a bit of furniture, including my favorite steel table. Dammit, how does one end up bending a thick steel leg to 90 degrees and call it an "accident"? This house, it seems alien to me. It needs some cleanup because of the dust and spiderwebs, I should've hired someone to clean it up before I moved back to my old house. Then I hear something very wrong. Glass shattering, something tearing through the dry wall over my head. I ducked down behind the kitchen's island counter just as more glass shattered and more holes appeared in the wall. I dial 911 and I notice it says, "no signal". It had max bars just a few minutes ago. Suddenly, I see the front door's lock turn into scrap metal and dust from gunfire. The door splinter in half as a boot smashes it down. I proceed to silently open the door to the basement, tip-toe downstairs and duck into a utility room. Two pairs of footsteps echo above, one of them going up stairs and the other heading to the kitchen. The basement, like the rest of the house, was mostly cleaned out after I moved to the President House several years ago. For some reason, I left some stuff behind. A bag of water softener salt, a loop of obsolete Ethernet cable, a 10 gallon bucket, a short water hose mostly torn in half, and a flood pump. And there's the water heater, I wonder if it still works. Hmm... [i]About a minute later[/i] I have half of the hose connected to the hot water pipe to a salt-filled bucket and the other half connected the bucket to the flood pump. Footsteps, coming downstairs. I wouldn't be surprised if they heard someone setting the water heater to max and running the water to get hot water. I then hear the person stopping at the door and trying to open it. I stepped away from the door with the flood pump ready. A burst of gunfire tore through the lock as I turn on the pump and I see a boot smashing through the door. The assassin fell backward from the spray of scalding hot salty water, spraying bullets up into the ceiling. I then pick up the loop of bare cable by picking it up by the still covered portion and threw it at her. The cable was connected to the three prong outlet, getting shocked with 120 volts wouldn't be a pleasant experience. After a few seconds of hearing her blood curling scream, the circuit breaker trip. I hear another pair of footsteps rushing down the stairs, why am I not surprised that the scream, gunfire and power going out would alert someone? I step over the twitching woman, careful not to shock myself in case if the salt water is still charged, and quickly enter the store room before closing the door. I felt around in the darkness, hoping to find something to help me, and then bump into a box, a cardboard box. Better than nothing I suppose... Edited January 28, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) It did not take long for her partner to come upon the storage room's door, nor did it take long for the person to kick down a drywall panel instead of the door. I'll keep this poor construction job in mind whenever I meet the general contractor, assuming if the person who broke down the wall wasn't trying to kill me. I wasn't expecting the assassin to take a different route, but I managed to clobber the person's head with the box and threw it down over the head, then gave the person a hard kick. As he swore, he stumbled to the ground and reached to pull off the box while getting back up, I slipped past him, ran up the stairs and waited by the upstairs basement door. He immediately chased after me and I could clearly hear the hard stomps up the stairs. Just as He was about to enter the first floor, I slammed the door into his face. I didn't stick around to hear the assassin tumble down the stairs and hit the cement floor and wall, but I did hear a burst of gunfire and the loudest swearing I've ever heard. He must've shot himself while falling down the stairs, I wonder if he can get help in time considering the fact that there's a signal jammer next to my house. I ran outside and to my car, unlocking the door. As I got in, I was about to stick the key into the ignition when something popped in my head. What if they rigged my car to blow up in my face? I stepped out and took a quick look underneath the car, finding a loop of fresh black wire somewhat dangling from a small box I've never seen before. Noticing that there was a nearby green pickup truck with the engine running, I ran over there and peered through the window. A very young boy on a tricycle was riding around on his lawn and I asked, "Did you see anyone leave this truck?". The boy slowly responded, "I saw two person walk. They has gun." Obviously his English wasn't perfect, but it was enough. I then opened the truck's door, shifted gears to "Drive" and stepped on the accelerator. I just committed my first major crimes, two counts of assault, possibly second-degree murder, and carjacking. Though it's a lot better than getting bullets put into my skull or fried extra crispy. Edited January 28, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Midwest Republic News: The Legislative has voted to shutdown the Environmental Regulation Agency by 176 to 0, 24 were absent from the voting. The 5 year old Clean Atmosphere and Water Act and the Responsible Toxic Disposal Act were also overturned with overwhelming majority. The Environmental Foundation, a group that's known for being heavily funded by many anti-environmentalist companies and people, praised the overturning of the environmental regulations. They claimed that the Midwest Republic's economy will greatly benefit now that the "ridiculous" counter-productive laws were repealed. The Legislative has also overturned many other laws, such as the Responsible Banking and Trading Act, Responsible Financial Reporting Act, and Rational Political Funding Act. During its repealing spree, it passed the Military Upgrade Act, which quadrupled the military's annual funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I kept driving until I was reasonably far away from my home. I decided to go to the police station to file a report, but first, I wanted to check the news. I pulled into Best Buy's parking lot, exited the pickup truck and entered the store. I headed straight for the TV section and switched channels until I found the Midwest Republic News. How convenient that they allow customers to switch between channels. [i]"Former President Natas is suspected for the 1st degree murder of two people at his home, carjacking, accepting kickbacks and other bribes, and giving bribes. If anyone seen this man, please immediately dial 911..."[/i] "Well, !@#$." I thought to myself. Obviously if I went to the police, they would handcuff me. What to do? The first thing I needed to do is get out of public's view. As I exited the store, I noticed three, no, SIX police cars with their lights flashing speeding down the avenue. "Stay calm, and carry on." I told myself as I walked toward my pickup truck. The police cars pulled in just as I was about to exit the parking lot, and one of the police cars stopped and an officer stepped out. Roadside check. This isn't going to be a good day. The officer immediately recognized me and ordered me to open the window. Unexpectedly, he told me, [i]"Get the hell out of this country now. If you thought getting impeached was bad enough, then you're in for a surprise. Get going, and pretend that you never came here."[/i] I obeyed and drove as far away from Chicago as possible. They probably blocked off all of the airports, train stations, and the highway border stations. Where should I go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) The next day, somewhere in the southern part of Michigan, somewhat close to the shoreline: I never knew what it was like sleeping overnight in a vehicle. I haven't eaten or drank anything for about a day, and the truck is nearly out of gas. I'm very thankful for the two assassins because they had two 5 gallon containers of gas in a metal box stored in the cargo hold, thus allowing me to temporarily skip a gas station; I'd wish they thought of keeping some water or snacks in the truck as well. I started up the engine, and heard nothing. I repeatedly turned the key, still no response. I then stepped outside into the cornfield and popped open the hold, nothing wrong I can see. I suppose the ignition or more likely, the battery is dead. Well, the next town can't be that far away, it's only about 20 miles from here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Lexington, located next to the southern part of Lake Huron: I entered a somewhat rundown diner and fished around in my pocket. No wallet. Well, so much for finding something eat or drink. Then I hear sirens, police sirens. I bolted across the street and towards the marina as two police cars closed onto me. I also noticed a black SUV and a white Prius also make their move, apparently the FPA (Federal Police Agency) somehow managed to find me and decided to observe me, only to get one-upped by the local police. I saw a woman exiting a still-running motorboat while arguing with another woman. I jumped into the boat and slammed on what appeared to be an accelerator. The woman yelled and gave a short chase after me as I took off with the boat. About 30 minutes after hijacking the boat, I already entered Canada's waters based on the onboard GPS when I noticed a helicopter closing onto me from a long distance. Confusion flooded my mind. Were they so desperate to arrest me that they completely ignored the fact that they entered an area where they have no jurisdiction? As the helicopter came much closer, I noticed it wasn't an ordinary police helicopter. It was a stripped down UH-60 Black Hawk painted with "Federal Police Agency" in small letters on the side and armed with four machine guns, with ammunition belts extending from the machine guns to the body of the helicopter. I also noticed a police boat closing onto me farther away, and that I was coming closer to a beach with houses next to it. Then, without warning, the helicopter open fired. I zig-zag to avoid the hail of bullets and some of them came dangerously close to hitting me. As soon as the engine was shredded and the boat slowed down, I immediately dove into the water. I slowly realized that they didn't want to handcuff me, they wanted me dead at all cost. Edited January 31, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) The helicopter continue to buzz overhead, shredding the boat and sending pieces of it flying with its sheer firepower. I had to think quick, if the police boat reaches me, they could simply do a sail-by-shooting. The beach is about half a mile away from me and it had no cover against the helicopter. I reach into my pocket, pull out my cellphone and dial 911, good thing I didn't "upgrade" from my old flip-phone to one of the non-waterproof smartphones. "911, what's your emergency?" "There's a Midwestern police helicopter gunship pumping bullets into my boat and an armed boat sailing towards me. I'm in the water and I can't avoid their bullets for long. I need help." "Okay, what's your location?" "Um, I don't know, but I do know that I'm not in Midwest Republic's water. I can see a beach with some houses next to it. Let me check my phone's GPS..." [i]Suddenly, the half of the phone disappeared in a shower of plastic, glass and metal shards. Two seconds later, a large bullet hole appeared in the side of the boat, about a few inches above his head.[/i] Sniper, with a high caliber rifle. Because a gunship and a large boat aren't enough. Wow, I'm really popular. Edited February 4, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Somewhere in the southern part of Lake Huron, next to Canadian soil: Seeing that help wasn't coming anytime soon and that the most likely unfriendly police boat continued to gain on me, I decided to swim. I wish I learned how to swim, I only know how to stay afloat. Sharp pains in my lower back, few bullets from the helicopter. At least it wasn't the sniper. I looked behind me and saw the water starting to turn red. Since I'm bleeding, I suppose I'll play dead. Hopefully they don't shoot me again to ensure that I'm dead for good. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In the President House, 4:00 PM: [quote] From: President Cornwell To: All cabinet members You will be dismissed from your job effectively at 6:00 PM. I thank you for your dedication to your country. Presient Cornwell[/quote] "Taking out Natas's garbage..." President Cornwell muttered to himself as he clicked the email's button, "Send". Another email appeared in his inbox, and he opened it. [quote] From: Ted Mike, Director of Federal Police Agency To: President Cornwell I have been able to get the various local and state police departments to cease investigating the missing legislators. However, their family members and their friends are beginning to contact the media, including the Midwest Republic News, and they will generate considerable amount of noise. I have no authorization to mess with them, but you know who to contact. Director Ted Mike[/quote] President Cornwell slowly read the email before dialing a number in his cellphone. He was going to call every single local major corporations' board of directors and CEOs, they had the money and connections to silence the media. Edited February 6, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) Midwest Republic News: President Cornwell had signed the Budget Reform Act, which promised reduce budget waste by cutting government spending in every department by at least 10% except for the military. It also killed the newly formed National Space Agency. However, it did include thousands of large subsidies and tax exemptions. President Cornwell stated that the numerous subsidies and tax exemptions would boost the economy, but it's worth noting the subsidies and exemptions are costing more money than had the government departments had not received budget slashes. --------------------------------------------------------- To an outside observer, it appears that many of Midwest Republic's corporations were in a union. The problem was, only a small group of them, the big ones, were in union. The much more numerous and smaller businesses had their own plans. Plans that would contradict the conspirators' plan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SanHealth, an internal memo: [quote]Progress in developing a weaponized super drug resistant strain of Tuberculosis is going surprisingly smoothly, but the anti-biotic division had hit some major road bumps since the weaponized TB is constantly mutating a little, just enough to render all prototype anti-biotic mostly useless. Therefore, I am requesting an increased funding for the anti-biotic division otherwise the entire project will be delayed. We can not release a weaponized bacteria and not have the anti-biotic ready for sale.[/quote] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakes Bank, an internal memo: [quote]I am requesting a $200 million fund for our new plan. The plan involves cornering the oil market by buying up as much oil as the consumption of it is expected to spike upward due to the subsidies, and then selling the oil when the prices are at its maximum.[/quote] Edited February 18, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) Midwest Republic News: President Cornwell announced that Midwest Republic's military will adopt a new combat guideline to improve efficiency and ensure the safety of the country: [quote]1. POWs will no longer be taken, all combatants, including those who are sick, wounded or willfully surrender will be treated as threats. 2. Those who help enemy combatants will be treated as threats, including medics. 3. Civilians caught in combat areas can not be guaranteed protection. 4. All means are permitted to obtain information from enemies. 5. All means are permitted to suppress enemies. 6. Geneva and Hague Conventions can not be guaranteed to be enforced, military personnel are not required to follow it.[/quote] Much of the army's, air force's and navy's senior command was furious at President Cornwell's guideline, a few of the commanders were rushed to a hospital for stress-related stroke or heart attack. Director of Defense Howe complained, [i]"The stupidity that Cornwell is happy to carry out is a game that both sides can play. Future wars will be even more brutal as enemies would have no incentive to treat any civilians or captured military personnel fairly. One day, my children, including every other children in this country and other countries, would most likely face a nuclear, chemical or biological Holocaust. But can you blame a short-sighted dummkopf of not understanding the consequences?"[/i] Nationwide strikes conducted by the army, navy and air force also occurred for the first time in Midwest Republic's history. Many of the servicemen and women protested against Cornwell and called for an immediate impeachment of the "MAD President". Protestors also gathered in cities across the country, chanting, "Hey, Hey, Cornwell, how many people will you kill?", "Hell no, President Barbarian!" and "Jail to the Chief!" President Cornwell declined to comment, but he did fire Director Howe and all of the complaining senior commanders, including all of the five-star army and air generals, and admirals. It is not known when will he replace the empty office positions and ranks. President Cornwell also requested state governments to deploy riot control forces to quell the military's protests. ---------------------------------------------------------- [i]Private[/i] "Well, we put someone friendly to us, and he almost immediately gets into boiling water." "As soon as you put someone in power, that person is free to do whatever he or she wants to do..." Edited February 25, 2012 by HHAYD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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