Wednesday July 3
10:35pm
The abandoned campground was located off a two track road leading deep into the woods. About a mile through muddy uneven terrain before opening up into an expansive makeshift compound. A rundown brick building which once served as a combination arcade and ice cream parlor for campers now was the general meeting house for the lower level BOL recruits and its foot soldiers.
A multitude of insects attracted by the exterior light near the main door swirled like a small cyclone. Two generators hummed from a nearby shed providing the electric source of entertainment. Peeling paint from the ceiling curled due to the excessive humidity. A lone ceiling fan twirled slowly in a vain attempt to circulate the stagnant air. Rows of folding chairs mostly rusted lined the open space in even rows. Off in a nearby corner a fierce looking wood spider was finishing the larger portion of its meal. A wayward cricket who’s grating chirping sound conveniently silenced before the speech was about to be delivered.
Gregory Hannifan stood silent for a moment in the sweltering heat. His 220lb muscular frame built with years of tortuous training. A vein the size of a garden hose running through his biceps pressed against the short sleeves of his UnderArmour shirt. He carefully considered the words he was given having committed them to memory before addressing his audience.
“As many of you know our quest for freedom and independence began today. I don’t have to remind you that our view of how government should serve its people is not aligned with the current landscape. None of you would be here if your sentiment was any different. We have been repeatedly failed by the electorate, lied to and misled for the benefit of foreign entities special interests and large corporations. Corruption greed and avarice of our Congressional leadership have been at the helm steering our beloved country far too long. Everyone in this room and others like it around the country tonight have to realize what they are about to do will change this nation’s history. I can testify before you with utmost certainty that this will not be an easy task. There may not even be immediate benefits for a generation because of your sacrifices. This may come as a surprise to some of you because of how conditioned we have become to instant gratification. We need to reclaim the vision of our founding fathers. What past patriots bled and died for. That ladies and gentlemen is what is written in the Constitution. Simplified life liberty and the pursuit of happiness where sovereignty reigns. We will not be trapped in the perverse self-serving rhetoric embracing Globalization by politicians who have nothing left to sell but our freedom. Our God given Constitutional rights have been pared down to skeletal remains of what they once resembled. Make no mistake our collective life blood and commitment have left sight of the shoreline with only one destination.”
