Written by: Mike Lieber
Fredericksburg, VA
www.op-usa.org

Synopsis: The American people have one viable option remaining to stave off the demise of their beloved republic: Convene a citizens-initiated constitutional convention to institute meaningful reforms to their national government. It is the only way to obliterate the elite stranglehold on the public policy process and reverse years of executive, legislative and judicial actions inimical to the “general welfare” interests of the public.

By K. Hengy - Ops Populi:Inception is a timely and compelling book that drew me in from the start. Mike Lieber skillfully details the corruption and gridlock within our political system while ultimately giving us a story of hope. This is an amazing first novel and a confident call to action. Read this book, tell a friend, and let the dialogue begin!

With the floundering public health care option once again making headlines, another sorely neglected public option — the “real” one — demands our immediate consideration. It has nothing to do with health care per se, though it does have a great deal to do with our national health and well-being. Unfortunately, it is a discussion those who wield the power in our country will do anything to avoid, because it is this real public option that poses the gravest threat to their influence, prestige, and wealth. It is, therefore, a discussion and an idea that they cannot tolerate; it must be suppressed, or at least kept out the mainstream, at all costs.

Yet, those of us who love America, who desire to leave something other than her rotting corpse as our legacy to our descendants, must act decisively: We must assert the sovereignty our forbears purchased with their blood and seize the controls of the ship of state that is now spiraling out of control before it enters a terminal dive. Like the heroic passengers of Flight 93 on 9/11, we cannot afford to wait while the hired crew steers us toward our own fiery end and unimagined collateral devastation. We must pull ourselves out of our collective lethargy, at least temporarily abandon our infatuation with our inane pop culture, and tune out mendacious public office holders and the complicit sycophants in the media who incessantly barrage us with “green shoots,” diversions and outright lies while the greatest country ever devised by mankind is pillaged by corporate titans devoid of heart and soul.

Elections will not save us, nor will “tea parties,” shouting at town halls, demonstrations, articles, letters to the editor, blogs, e-mails, or phone calls. That has all be tried and proven woefully inadequate; our nation is being kept alive by artificial means and needs an emergency heart transplant to remain viable. The damage is certain and severe, and nothing short of intensive, skilled surgery can save this patient now.

Many Americans put great faith in candidate Obama’s intellect and his inspirational oratory, but after eight months as our president, his message of hope is yielding to a cold, hard political reality most of us steadfastly refuse to acknowledge: Simply changing the crew in a badly damaged vessel does not assure the passengers a smoother or safer journey.

We the people have been manipulated and beguiled by smooth-talking politicians abetted by the tout media, appeased by the illusion of boundless prosperity and growth fostered by debt-fueled consumption, lulled into a fantasyland of limitless, mind-numbing “entertainment,” while averting our eyes at the signs of destructive rot in the foundation of our society. The entire structure has now become so perilously unstable, even the slightest disturbance could cause its catastrophic collapse.

Members of Congress have openly admitted what is patently obvious to even the most casual observer: Our national government is now firmly in the iron grip of ruthless and greedy special interests. The systemic flaws are so deeply embedded in the fabric of our legal and political framework, that anything less than a second constitutional convention to blast away the barriers to substantive reforms will only prolong the inevitable demise of our beloved republic. History teaches us an ugly lesson; namely, that the convergence of deep-seated political division and acute economic stress tends to result in very unpleasant events and unhappy endings. Read More→