They came from everywhere and at once, rising up like a flood. For years they had been the largest constituency in the country and yet before the death of Melvin Sninkle they had practically not existed at all. They had moved through the political landscape like dark matter, calling themselves the unaffiliated, the independent, and occasionally even the undecided. Needing reason and finding none, they had left almost no sign of their existence. They were people who had looked upon the previous political system with exasperation and had refused to devote themselves to one of two bad options and yet who had no better ideas. They had many thoughts and many needs, but what they valued above all else was sanity. They demanded sensible and open discussion. They demanded reasonable approaches that did not trample on freedoms. They demanded results they could feel in their actual, everyday lives.
Chapter Twelve: Martians
Chapter Twelve: Martians
Chapter Twelve: Martians
They came from everywhere and at once, rising up like a flood. For years they had been the largest constituency in the country and yet before the death of Melvin Sninkle they had practically not existed at all. They had moved through the political landscape like dark matter, calling themselves the unaffiliated, the independent, and occasionally even the undecided. Needing reason and finding none, they had left almost no sign of their existence. They were people who had looked upon the previous political system with exasperation and had refused to devote themselves to one of two bad options and yet who had no better ideas. They had many thoughts and many needs, but what they valued above all else was sanity. They demanded sensible and open discussion. They demanded reasonable approaches that did not trample on freedoms. They demanded results they could feel in their actual, everyday lives.