On
January 29, 2027, the new president announced his choice for Attorney
General, Claire Washington. Five days, later, she appeared at her
confirmation hearing. Senator Grove Fatheringill III opened his folder
and consulted his list of questions---
First of all, Ms. Washington, I want to offer my congratulations on your nomination. It’s about time we had another woman of color as---
Senator,
I consider that an insult. I’m not here because I’m black. I’m here
because the president thinks I’m qualified to serve. My skin is black. I
was raised in what you could call “black culture.” But I’m my own
person, which is to say, I’m an individual. My thoughts and actions
aren’t black and they aren’t white. And frankly, I don’t care what
people think of that remark. I’m not fronting for a particular
culture. I happen to believe in the US Constitution. And if I may raise a
few more hackles among those people waving their banners of political
correctness, I am a sister to two brothers in my family, but I’m a not a
“sister” to anyone else.
Ms. Washington, I didn’t mean to imply that as an African-American, you---
I’m not African American. My ancestors have lived in the United States for four generations. Are you British-American, Senator?
No. I
was just…Ms. Washington, why don’t you tell us what your background…how
your background and education equip you for the position of Attorney
General?
I’m
not sure they do. But I will say this. My first act upon gaining
confirmation would be to pursue wide-ranging RICO cases against major
gangs in the inner cities of America.
Excuse me, what?
Termination. Ending. Abolishment. Cancelation. Disbanding. Prosecution. Incarceration. Of
gangs. As continuing criminal enterprises. Gangs continue to destroy
the quality of life wherever they make their money.
What are the socio-economic causes that lead to the formation of gangs?
I’m
interested in what the gangs are causing, as they sell toxic drugs,
shoot and kill people, recruit innocent children into their ranks,
destroy families, and make streets lethally unsafe.
But---
For
decades, the Department of Justice has failed to mount RICO cases
against gangs. Do you know why? Because the gangs sell drugs for
cartels, and the cartels launder their money in banks. The cartels and
the banks are protected, because IMPORTANT PEOPLE are making huge
profits from the drug business. If you confirm me, all that will end
like the snow ends when spring comes.
Are you accusing---
Yes, Senator, I am. Whoever you were about to ask me about, I am accusing them.
I didn’t even get a chance to---
My
second line of attack will be against the CEOs of major corporations
that pollute the environment---not with CO2---which is not killing
anyone---but with highly dangerous chemicals. Certain key pesticides,
for example.
However, you surely understand that modern industrial-scale agriculture---
And
three, I will make sure pharmaceutical companies that sell highly toxic
medicines are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, which means
their CEOs will go to prison for very long terms.
Opioids, for example? Because we’re already---
Senator,
this goes far beyond opioids. Every year in the US, FDA- approved drugs
kill at least 100,000 people. That’s a million deaths per decade. Since
the year 2000, when those numbers were published, the federal
government has done NOTHING to remedy what amounts to a continuing
holocaust. Under my administration, the complacence and negligence will
end. I assure you.
But highly reputable medical journals publish studies of those drugs and---
The
most prestigious journals are complicit in the continuing crime. They
knowingly publish studies which are criminally deceptive. I will
relentlessly prosecute their editors and reviewers.
Hold on. Are you talking about---
I’m
talking about the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the
American Medical Association, and other publications. I’m also talking
about FDA executives, who will become prime targets for DOJ
prosecutions.
Criminal charges against---
Yes, Senator. Very serious criminal charges.
Ms. Washington, what about the guns? We have to take away the guns from people.
After
every mass shooting, the usual politicians bray about taking guns away
from the people who didn’t commit the crime. That’s not going to happen
under my watch. I look at a map---as any citizen can---and I see where,
in this country, people are shooting other people in large numbers. We
will go into those areas and clean out the killers. The gangs.
That doesn’t make any sense.
It makes perfect sense. If America were attacked by China, would you want us to respond by assaulting Greenland?
China? My God, what are you talking about?
As
any person with a few brain cells would understand, I was making a
comparison to illustrate a point. I don’t envision an attack against the
US from China.
The press and social media will be all over that China remark.
So
what? The press and social media take perverse delight in twisting
people’s statements. I don’t run my life by fear of what others will
say. Do you?
Of course not. But---
Senator,
I’ve just sketched out the top issues on my agenda. If you confirm me
as the next Attorney General of the United States, you can expect to see
action against those crimes from day one. And any prosecutor in the
Department of Justice who doesn’t take my assignments seriously and
honestly and with great zeal will be fired summarily. I want tigers, not
house cats.
There are so many other crimes that need---
Yes
there are. And I will go after the perpetrators. I don’t care what
color their skin is. I don’t care where they live. I don’t care about
their position in life or their reputation.
When it comes to protests in the streets of America---
If
crimes are committed during these protests and riots, such as looting,
burning, and assault, the states should arrest and prosecute the
criminals. If they don’t, we will sue the states in court. If we find
judges who refuse to hear our serious cases, we will do everything
possible to bring those judges to justice.
Judges?? But there are many peaceful protests that---
Peaceful
protests are of no concern, except when local law-enforcement tries to
squash them for obvious political reasons. Then we would become
involved. And I mean INVOLVED.
Ms. Washington, I want to return to the subject of opioids---
So
do I, Senator. Because in 2016, both house of Congress passed a bill
President Obama signed---and I know, for a fact, that the unanimous vote
on that bill in both the House and the Senate was a sham, and virtually
no one read the bill---
How can you say that?
Because
it’s true. The bill, which became a law, has made it almost impossible
for the DEA to enter the premises of pharmaceutical companies that are
clearly TRAFFICKING opioids and put a stop to the crime of murder. It’s a
detestable law. It’s called the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016,
and it was signed by President Obama on 4/9/16. Perhaps you recall that
the Washington Post ran an article on that opioid scandal.
I seem to remember---
The article mentioned an attempt was made to reach President Obama for a comment. He declined.
Ms.
Washington, I don’t know about the other senators gathered here today,
but I could never confirm you as the next Attorney General of the United
States.
I
assumed my confirmation would run into roadblocks. However, it occurs
to me that the American people---many of them---would take a different
view from yours. Who knows? If so, I suggest they contact your office.
Now wait a minute---
As
we speak, several colleagues of mine are publishing, at my personal
site, a list of all the bills you’ve voted to approve during your long
and distinguished career in the Senate; and who, specifically, those
votes benefited, and how much money in campaign donations you’ve
accepted from those who’ve benefited. I assure you, the chart makes
interesting reading.
THERE WAS AN UPROAR IN THE CHAMBER.
The networks cut the live feed.
Later
that day, a bevy of reporters hungry for more red meat caught up with
Claire Washington at her office. Before live television cameras, she
said:
“Here
it is, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t live or work on a plantation. Not
in the fields, not in the house. I’m not black or white or red or yellow
or purple or blue. I’m a free American. My only standard is the
Constitution. For decades, the Department of Justice has served special
interests. Under my watch, all that would end. I don’t fear the biggest
corporate CEOs in the country, or the lowest gang killers in Chicago, or
US Senators. If you want a racket and crime busting Attorney General,
here I am. My bloodhound law partners are already preparing a case
against Pfizer and Moderna for lying to the public about the safety and
efficacy of their COVID vaccines---“
The television networks cut the live feed again.
But
they had a bit of the problem, as they would discover in the next few
days. Whenever the face of Claire Washington appeared on screens,
ratings shot up to all-time levels…
Twitter,
Facebook, YouTube, and other social media rabidly deleted posts that
supported the AG nominee, but it didn’t seem to matter.
As
Chris Wallace of FOX commented, “Something in the soul of American
culture has been unleashed. We don’t know what it is, but it’s moving up
and out like a hurricane. We’d probably like to say it’s a rerun of the
Trump effect, but it’s bigger than that…”
Two
weeks later, with the Senate confirmation hearings still in mysterious
adjournment, Claire Washington sat down for an interview with 60 Minutes’ Tom Dooley. She jumped in with both feet:
“Censorship
has overtaken America, Tommy. If I win appointment as the next Attorney
General---and opinion polls are showing the American people want me in
that office---I’m going to go after social media giants with a
vengeance. They’re the public square and the town hall, whether they
like it or not, and they have no right to set off a bomb in the middle
of the 1st Amendment. Frankly, these CEOs are some of the scummiest
aristocrats I’ve ever come across. I’ll tell you a little secret. Ending
censorship would eventually put social media operations in a hole. With
an adequate spread of opinion across the whole cultural and political
spectrum, tension and drama would deflate like an old bag. Finally,
nobody would care. It’s censorship that actually drives the popularity
of these sleazy social media outfits…”
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife promptly left the country for a visit to China.
(The link to this article posted on my blog is here.)
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