When certain French politicians refused to accept the no confidence vote of 2205, the police moved to arrest them. Other police officers stood in their way and it soon became clear that there would be no easy end to the political standoff. Talking heads from both sides of the political divide shouted at each other over the French networks, but they could do little. The politicians held the election commission headquarters, as well as all of the voting machines stored in it, and they refused to let anyone enter.
Not all of us Cowboys are the same of course. Some of us grew up as well-adjusted normal kids. I don’t know why they would want to grow up normal, but I hear they enjoyed it. Or at least they said they did. I’m somewhat doubtful of their claims, but having no experience with the whole “normal” thing I guess I can’t really relate. Maybe it was a perfectly enjoyable thing to grow up normal. But I always think back to the normal people when I was in school. And you know that half the kids were dumber than they were. That scares me.
The attack on Texas Tech was a wakeup call to the old Border States. It was no worse than what the gangs had been doing for half a century, but it happened in living color in real time on displays big and small all over the country and beyond. Everyone who had network access saw it. And they told those who didn’t. The citizens demanded action, the politicians did everything they could to get in front of those calls and act like they were leading the charge, and the military was just happy to finally get the orders to rock and roll.
Angel Strike is the latest story I have published. It follows the American heavy cruiser Los Angeles as she and her ships return to Western Alliance space after the disastrous battle of Epsilon Reticuli. Serenity is a major Western Alliance world, heavily defended by fleet and fixed defenses. It will be a safe place to regroup. Or so they hope. It is available on Amazon’s kindle, Barnes and Nobles’ Nook, and at DriveThru Fiction in many formats. One request I would make. If you like the story, please review it on the shops you purchase it from. Good reviews are amazingly helpful. 🙂
The no confidence vote of 2205 left France in dire straights. Another election was required to vote in a new government, but it had to be conducted by the old government. The department bosses did not wish a new government though, and they went to extreme lengths to sabotage the election process. Napoleon IX had been expecting that though, and once he had proof of their actions he released that proof on the nets. And that was when he requested the aid of the French police in arresting the individuals in question.