Future History, Part II
By Mitch Berg
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails the second installment of his future history series:
March 2014 President Sessions notifies United Nations of US withdrawal. Secretary of State warns diplomatic credentials will be canceled. New York City Police seek 11,000 arrest warrants for unpaid parking tickets. Airlines jammed with overseas bookings.
President Sessions orders Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell to issue permits for oil drilling on leased federal lands within a week. Week passes. President Sessions fires Secretary Jewell, nominates oilman David Koch, Republican Senate confirms on 51-member vote citing Harry Reid “nuclear option” precedent, permits issued, drilling rush and land boom ensues.President Sessions announces US troops will no longer act as World Policeman for free. Proposes $1 billion daily “security fee” for Saudi Arabia saying “That’s a nice country you have there, Your Majesty, be a shame if anything happened to it.” Sliding fee scale suggested for other US protectorates.
April 2014 Customs agents seize all newsprint owned by New York Times and Washington Post claiming the wood pulp may contain rosewood protected under the laws of other nations, cite Gibson Guitar case as precedent.
Democrat members of Wisconsin legislature chain doors to prevent Republicans from entering. Republicans chain doors to prevent Democrats from leaving. Governor deploys state police “to keep the peace by maintaining status quo” won’t let anyone in or out, disconnects land lines, turns off electricity and water, cell phone signals blocked. 10 days later, stench from inside moves police line back 10 more yards.
Continuing . . .
August 27th, 2014 at 5:46 am
Mitch:
Will part three be what happens after OPEC does a world wide oil boycott because Saudi Arabia balking at paying a billion dollars a day and the damage it does?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
August 27th, 2014 at 5:49 am
Joe:
I think you have a major typo in your series which has continued. If President Obama was killed in December 2014 and Sessions took over then shouldn’t these events be taking placing March 2015?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
August 27th, 2014 at 6:32 am
Walter, you’ve hit on a point that has oft puzzled future historians. There are unconfirmed reports that Secret Service White House videos show President Sessions and his strange companions appeared in the Oval Office during 2014 only at times when President Obama was out golfing, that Secret Service agents can be seen on video being in two places at the same time, and that a large blue box is visible in the background behind President Sessions. These rumors were not confirmed by materials in the Sessions Presidential Library and the matter remains a mystery.
August 27th, 2014 at 7:00 pm
A large blue box? Is Doctor Who interferring with American politics again? apparently he helped Richard Nixon get into a lot of trouble!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
August 27th, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Sounds like the begining of a high concept screenplay. Satire or thriller?