Chapter 262
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January 6th 2025
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January 6th had long been the day when, every four years, Congress officially counted the electoral votes and certified the president-elect as the incoming president of the United States. It had typically been done with little fanfare. Some americans were always a bit dissapointed that their candidate of choice had lost, others were elated that their candidate had won. Either way, they came to terms with this before January 6th. It was the duty of the vice-president to officially announce the winner. In some cases, such as George Bush, this meant that the vice-president got to confirm that he himself had been elected president. In other cases, like Richard Nixon, this meant that the vice-president had to confirm that he himself had lost the election for president. Either way, the vice-president tried to do this with as much dignity as possible. Patricia Turner however, had no intention of being that dignified. She held her rally on this morning, and did everything she could do get her crowd angry and energized. She then directed them to march over to the Capitol and demand that they declare her to be their new president. The National Guard did everything they could to block this angry mob, but there were simply too many of them. The certification process was postponed as members of Congress had to be evacuated for their own safety. Many of the SBA were carrying confederate flags into the Capitol. The entire confederate army couldn't get their flag to D.C. during the civil war, yet this mob was able to do this feat. Others brought ropes and shouted "Where's Bartlett?" They seemed genuinly willing to lynch the vice-president for daring to declare that the voting had all been legitimate. The siege lasted for a few hours, before the National Guard was able to remove every last member of the lynch mob. Some were arrested, others proved themselves to be chicken hawks and fled like cowards. It would take months, perhaps years, before they could all be found and brought to justice. But they could not overturn the will of the people. The certification vote was delayed, but not stopped. Vice-president Bartlett reconvened both houses of Congress, and the process went well after midnight. But, in the end, Congress officially certified that president Odonnell would remain president Odonnell would remain president for another four years.