My Passionate Novel!

It is Nov 2nd 2004 and it is time to vote for the next president of the United States. But a trip to the polls turns violent and it is not just an isolated incident. Riots have broken out in most of the major cities. The National Guard is activated to restore order. Lawsuits are filed all over the country, some calling for a halt to the election until order is restored, and others call for the Electoral College to elect the new president. It is decide that the votes that were cast will be counted to decide the popular vote. The major cities object because this means that mostly rural voters will decide the election. The incumbent president wins the popular vote in a landslide. The challenging candidate files to have the election decided by the Supreme Court, but one on the judges is terminally ill and the bench is evenly divided along partisan lines. The cities want a new election, but the rural voters oppose this idea. As clashes in the city intensifies the economy starts to crash. Business close down, marshal law is declared, and the president has gone missing. The challenger assumes power of the government. The new president orders the National Guard to confiscate all guns to restore order. The Second Civil War has begun.