The Quorum's Child: and the Constitution-Challenging Election of 2020

Singleton, J Fred

ISBN 10: 0997701900 / ISBN 13: 9780997701906

Published by PUN4FUN Publishing (edition ), 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quorum's Child: and the Constitution-Challenging Election of 2020
• Publisher: PUN4FUN Publishing (edition )
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997701900
• ISBN 13: 9780997701906
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Those in the small inner circle of President James Augustus Faulkner warned him not to seek reelection in 2020, fearing that he would not survive the term. Yet, despite the concerted efforts of those who cared for him, the president stubbornly pursued his goal of four more years in office. One reason for his reluctance to leave the White House was the 1865 secret federal law which had been uncovered during the opening of a time capsule from the Wilson administration. His fears that public knowledge of the law would create chaos in the streets concerned him greatly. More pressing were the attacks upon US cities by a radical national group. The attacks took place in cities whose names followed the warning S.U.C.C.U.M.B. A.M.E.R.I.C.A., N.O.W., with Springfield (MA) being first, followed by Union City, Chicago,  Cleveland, Utica and others, each attack placing fear into the hearts of citizens whose city started with the next letter.  Faulkner's ill-advised decision to seek reelection led to the most controversial election in American history, one that presented an issue for which the Constitution had no answer. As complications continued to mount, Faulkner would leave office, the timing of which set into motion a string of events that resulted in a delayed announcement of the election winner.  Since its creation, the specter of a cataclysmic storm has loomed over the Constitution and its prescribed election process. In the 1870s the tempest came close to wreaking havoc, but Washington, D.C. and the nation were fortunate to experience a near miss. The Quorum's Child and the Constitution-Challenging Election of 2020 takes a fictional, yet serious look at the ramifications of a direct hit upon our election process, one for which neither the Constitution nor the nation is prepared. 

About the Author

Fred Singleton taught history in the White Plains (NY) school system for thirty-six years. In 2003 he found what he thought was an omission in the Twentieth Amendment, the flaw leading to the writing of this novel. In addition to teaching, Fred has been a cross country and track coach at White Plains High School for forty years. He is the meet director of the Glenn D. Loucks Games, a major high school track meet held annually in White Plains. A track star at Mount Vernon High School, Fred was the national champion in two hurdle races. He later captained the Penn State track team. Fred is married to his wife Margo and is the father of his daughter Amanda. Fred's older brother Ken is a former major leaguer and his cousin Glenn "Doc" Rivers is the coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.