This second videotape was elaborately produced, complete with vignettes of historical illustrations from Revolutionary times, soft background lighting, and sometimes giant head shots of people like Ben Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman that towered behind the individual who was speaking. There had to be a director who was calling the shots and engineering the angles, telling the cameramen exactly where to focus. While everything was spontaneous, this was of documentary quality, comparable to anything viewers would see on PBS. Soft music was sometimes heard as words were being spoken, everything from favorite patriotic songs to "Eve of Destruction". Scenes from America's greatest historical moments such as JFK's inauguration speech; Nixon's "I am not a crook" proclamation; the a-bomb testings in Nevada; stills from the Civil War era; and clips of many of George Bush's bungled speeches made for superb backdrops, expertly interweaved as the fifty individuals from fifty different states carried on calm, composed conversation. Most looked directly into the camera, as if having been coached to do so.
Some compared the havoc they had wreaked to that of the Oklahoma City bombings of a federal building over a decade ago. A few characterized their destruction as having been stimulated by the 9-11 World Trade Center bombings, and the aftermath of the Bush administration's insane invasion of Iraq.
Still others made urgent pleas, calling on American diplomats and ambassadors from across the globe to return home. "We need all of you to help lead our country into a fresh era of peace, tranquility, and equality for all," implored one young mother from Iowa.
As captivated audiences listened and watched in offices, airports, theaters, restaurants and community centers across the United States of America, these fifty people explained what they had done, how they had done it, and why it had to be done.
An Indiana newspaper publisher repeated quotes from Thomas Jefferson, who said, "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." The time had come, he argued, for American citizens to stand up to what had become a misguided federal government, a corrupt U.S. Congress, and a lackadaisacal bureaucracy. Continuing to quote Jefferson, he concluded, "When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." Hundreds of thousands of 'common' Americans were told that there were "hundreds of thousands" more already totally committed to the principles, concepts, and direction of O.U.T.R.A.G.E. 'We cannot, will not, and don't want to do this alone," said the middle-aged man from Arizona. "We need the full support of every American citizen who is tired of a bloated government that is out of control. You may not agree with our tactics, but surely you can agree with our purpose."
Awestruck by everything they were hearing, most members of the audiences squirmed with a sense of uncomfortable wonder; yet there were few outbursts of defiance as to what this seemingly well-organized group of citizens had managed to achieve. A populace used to watching murder on TV, hearing about killings on the radio, and reading about torture in their newspapers hardly winced whenever they were reminded that "thousands of our countrymen have perished" - individuals who were selectively targeted because of their unabashed avarice, horrendous inhumanity to their fellow citizens, or evil and illegal activities that enriched them or strenthened their stranglehold on power.
An Alaskan resident, employed by the World Wildlife Fund, talked about the federal government's lack of concern for environmental and ecological issues, and persuasively contended that the lack of leadership with the U.S. Congress and the total negligence of the Bush administration had put the Earth in unmeasureable danger.
The schoolteacher representing Tennessee spoke softly as she said, "I am from the Volunteer state. We need volunteers to rebuild our great nation and move forward." She admitted that the group of rebels had originally thought about simply infiltrating the Capitol building prior to the President's State of the Union address, holding everyone a gunpoint until lawmakers agreed to change the laws and mend their evil ways. "After serious consideration," she said, "we knew that would not work. As soon as they retained power, things would return to 'business as usual'. What we did was done out of love for our great nation." She, too, ended with another Jefferson quotation: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants". She acknowledged that "several dozen" of their group had already died as a direct result of the disaster in which they had participated.
'From this day forward," announced the 'delegate' from New Jersey, "we will televise portions of our ideas every day. Each transmission will begin at precisely 4:55 P.M. EST in these very same location where you're now seated. Using state-of-the-art computer equipment, we will begin an interactive process in which every registered American voter will be invited - and encouraged - to participate. We have invested millions of dollars in this endeavor. You will all be asked to vote for each component of the platform. Only the 'Yea" votes will prevail, and only the elements which you agree to with your vote will be included as part of the final political program. We expect this process to take thirty-three days. Votes will be tabulated overnight, and the outcome will be formally announced the next day, prior to the next day's voting begins.
It all seemed so simple. Across America, people were shocked as to how this had happened. Some still questioned why it had happened. And most were confounded to discover who had made it all happen. Most of America's rich, the powerful, the politically-connected, the famous and the infamous were dead. Body counts were still being tallied. As the days passed, identifying some of the bodies became more challenging. It could be said with some certainty, however, that an entire level of America's most prominent incompetents were no longer among the living. This new method of voting would not be impeded by fillibusters, Congressional discourse, or collusion among political thieves. This new method of voting would be strictly "by the people" without the interference of political panderers.
Now it was time for 'We the People.....' to take back our country. Only God knew for sure whether it would work.