Love in the Time of Obama: Life after the Cybersecurity Act of 2009

by Teri Lussier

Rust Belt Realtor

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-Amazing Grace, I once was lost, but now I’m found. This was a goner in the meltdown and for some reason I didn’t keep a copy. Thank you, Cheryl Johnson for finding it in the Google cache. It’s not brilliant writing, but it is something I’m pleased with, so, I’m reposting. Thanks for your indulgence.  -TL

A letter to Brian Brady, sent via private courier since the government has seized control of the internet.

Dear Brian-

So sorry to hear Maggie didn’t get into the college of her choice. It’s okay, though. I’m sure the government school she’s in will give her the education she needs to function well in our new society. Never forget we need highly-skilled workers, Brian.

I don’t know if you are aware, communication being dicey right now, but we have moved to some acreage in a remote part of Ohio. Like so many Midwest cities, ours went bankrupt, was taken over by the State and our neighborhood was rezoned as a Construction Reuse Reclamation Area under eminent domain. Thousands of our brick homes were recycled for government buildings and stimulus projects. We were given free homes within the city of Dayton as part of it’s Vacancy Infill Plan, but we chose to move elsewhere. We can manage as a small self-sufficient farm and are hidden from the road, since our carbon offset tree plantings are located there. We’ve begun bartering with neighboring farms, and use horseback to travel, as our carbon emissions quota is limited and we need them for our farm equipment, and our cows keep farting. I won’t complain, though. We get to see the land this way.

The only problem we have is when the Czarina of Food Safety shows up to our farm. I know she thinks she is doing the right thing, but the problem is that she grew up in southern California and never set foot on a farm until she was Gulaged decommissioned relocated here to be an inspector. I’m not sure, but it feels like she is unhappy living in Ohio farm country and takes it out on us. I guess when she pushed for control over farming methods in Ohio, she didn’t realize she’d be in charge of Compliance. Anyway, we take excellent care of our animals, Brian, but she doesn’t seem to understand that livestock are not house pets.

My parents have moved onto our land as they didn’t want to live under ObamaCare in the last years of their lives. All neighboring farms are multi-generational, so we share the services of a visiting Nurse Practitioner- the daughter of one of our little community of farms. She works on a barter system so the Health Czar doesn’t know about her. She’s very knowledgeble about natural medicine and has contact with an old doctor who has access to pharmaceuticals. We have all joined together to purchase a lot of medical equipment, so far things are working out pretty well. The elderly among us have all made the decision to live free or die…

Oh! Did I mention that our kids are here as well? Brian, I brought them up to be independent as possible and when the Education Czar didn’t like either of their mandatory 3rd year Change I Can Believe In essays describing how they would make the world a better place for all, the Compliance Czar got a copy. Blacklisted as ideologically undesirable, which you are familiar with, unable to work since many corporations actually belong to the government, so they live with us and are as happy as… Well no. I can’t lie. They are unhappy. They had such dreams and hopes for their future. They don’t mind the farm, but they both wanted to be able to choose their own way through life.

Anyway, Brian, we are isolated, but things are pretty good. We have a place that allows us to live as independently as possible, our land is remote so it isn’t on the Government Water Acquisition plan, and we are surviving. What more could you ask for?

Fondly,
Teri