A House Divided by Adam Yoshida

Author:Adam Yoshida
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Yoshida Media Company
Published: 2014-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

John Brown

The television host strutted across the stage.

"During the Revolutionary War, Lafayette was just one of many who came to America in order to volunteer in our struggle, because he recognized that we were fighting a universal battle for human freedom."

The image behind the host changed.

"The same was true in our own Civil War. Brave men came, even all the way from Europe, because they recognized that there was a universal principle at stake.

"And, again, in the World Wars, there were those who went overseas early – from right here in America – to join the fight for freedom before our politicians were ready to do the same.

"Now we have a new fight for freedom going on. This one being fought in our own hemisphere. A handful of freedom-loving individuals have risen against a tyrannical government and asserted their own right to the pursuit of happiness.

"And what is our President doing? Is he standing alongside the giants of our own history as a supporter of freedom? No. He's offering mealy-mouthed support to the oppressors and he's providing them with weapons. His Justice Department is going so far as to investigate and yes, in a few cases even prosecute those brave enough to volunteer in defense of freedom.

"Why would he do that?" asked the host rhetorically.

"Well, my friends, perhaps it's because he recognizes that the fight for freedom to the North could awaken a spirit of resistance in this country that had laid dormant for too long. Every day, right here in America, the President violates the Constitution. Everyone acknowledges this and yet nothing real happens. Sure, there are a few in the Congress – and a few broadcasters such as myself – who are willing to act. But what will impeachment amount to if the Speaker struggles to get a majority to stand up for freedom?

"No, my friends, it is a purely symbolic act. A noble gesture, to be certain. But I am equally certain that the time for gestures is long past. One by one, each individual American must make their own decision to stand up for freedom."

Sitting on his couch in an Arlington, Virginia apartment, Major Mark Varro turned off the television and got up to begin his day. The media, he had come to realize through many hours of prayerful reflection, were more responsible for the present degraded condition of the nation than anyone else. Well, the media and the education establishment. But the latter still commanded a great deal more public sympathy than the former. How were citizens to be aware of their true rights and obligations under the Constitution of the United States when they were constantly deceived by everyone around them? If votes in the Congress wouldn't, by themselves, be enough to turn the nation around then it was time for men like him – men of faith, belief, and honor – to step up and act, whatever the personal consequences would be.

He had wrestled with the idea of whether he ought to wait and see what became of the impeachment in the House of Representatives.

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