An overwhelming number of voters cast ballots in Friday's resolution. Term limits had always been something that the public wanted, but Congress ignored. As Saturday's meeting opened at 4:55 P.M. EST, the camera once again focused on the readerboard sign, just as it did yesterday.

ARTICLE X. RESOLUTION: TERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST: 1,012,065
NUMBER OF "YEA" VOTES: 971,584
NUMBER OF "NAY" VOTES: 40,481

Cameras panned the room as O.U.T.R..A.G.E. members, elated at the voter turn-out, smiled broadly and congratulated each other on what was being perceived as a victory. It appeared that more and more common citizens were joining the cause. With thousands of sites across the country being used as public meeting areas for these voting activities, it only took a few dozen newcomers at each site to help swell the numbers. If only five thousand of those sites attracted an average of 25 new people each day, that meant another 125,000 citizens were beginning to participate in the process. Military bases were shut down with many planes, tanks and other vehicles made inoperable by strategically-planted bombs. Besides, there was no Commander-In-Chief, no Secretary of Defense, few surviving military "brass" to give orders or organize a coup d'e tat. Literally, there was no one in charge; without someone to guide them, no one knew exactly what actions to take against the organization that called itself O.U.T.R.A.G.E. Citizens, who at first might have viewed this organization as sinister, were beginning to recognize its patriarchal mission. O.U.T.R.A.G.E.: Oppressed, United Taxpayers Revolting Against Government Excesses. O.U.T.R.A.G.E.: What most Americans have been bitching about in bars and barber shops for the past four or five decades were the outrages that this organization was trying to repair. While its mass-murders might seem extreme, most 'common' citizens were beginning to reluctantly agree that it was, perhaps, the only way. Yes, it made perfect sense: if you have gangrene eating at a limb, the only thing you can do is cut off that limb before the rest of the body becomes diseased.

In recent years, Internet sites such as Yahoo! had started web sites where people could ask and answer questions. Among the most popular sites were those where people could express discontent with American politicians, the corrupted Congress and what many perceived as an incompetent and evil Bush administration. Now most of the cabinet members were dead. All but two members of Congress had perished when the Capitol Building collapsed like a rag-tag doll. Bush's body had been found, his eyes opened and still in that famous 'deer-in-the-headlights' look that always gave him away as clueless as to exactly what he was about to do or say. Cheney and Rumsfeld, perhaps the two most wicked men ever to hold such powerful positions in the U.S. Government, were dead.

The cameras returned to the floor, and soon a matronly woman approached. "My name is Judy," she announced, "and I hail from the great state of Kansas. I am proud to introduce this resolution." Behind her a color photograph of a small monument filled the screen.

ARTICLE XI. RESOLUTION: RELOCATE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO LEBANON, KANSAS

"Washington, DC has pretty much been destroyed," Judy acknowledged with little fanfare and even less sympathy. "It can not reasonably be expected to serve as the nation's capitol any longer. For decades, it has become just another large metropolis, overtaken by crime and congestion. Although our first resolution entitled 'Taking the 'Con' Out of Congress' proposed finding an old warehouse in which to house modest living quarters for members of Congress, this resolution takes the location of our federal government and places it within the very center of the continental United States. In a corner of northwest Kansas, just outside of Lebanon, you'll find this monument marking the geographic center of the country, as defined by the U.S. Geodtic Society. Right now it is a restful park area where people picnic and come to enjoy a leisurely day with their families and friends. We are recommending that this site become the new location for our federal government's headquarters.

The sprawl and bloat of our former government is no longer necessary as America's commoners vote to reduce the size of our government and eliminate most of its federal budget. We propose a complex of modest environmentally-friendly, energy efficient facilities sufficient enough to house those elected officials and other public servants. Much of this complex would be underground for protective and aesthetic considerations. Within these compounds would be a new Oval Office, residential quarters for the First Family and staff, facilities housing any still-necessary bureaucratic offices, and all other operations consequential to the management of the federal government. Architects from around the country would be invited to submit concepts and budgets for this project, with the final approval and authorization coming as part of a popular vote of all participating citizens. Mmebers of Congress would be harbored in a barracks-style dormitory and would be shuttled from their living quarters to a Chamber appropriately capable of handling all Congressional business. This government "park" would be far removed from any undue influences or outside distractions which might interfere with the work of our elected officials. While there is much more work to be done on the mechanics and specifics of this concept, the basic resolution as it is being put forth for a vote today is solely to agree to relocate our central government headquarters to this area outside of Lebanon, Kansas. Please use your portable voting devices to record your vote now. Thank you for your attention."

Judy's image dissolved from the screen as the two-line message quietly appeared. Then the screen went black until Sunday.