What Happens When A State Fires Upon Uncle Sam
?A State of Treason? by Dave Roberts is a fast-moving, action-packed story of a spiraling-out-of-control clash between Texas and the federal government and ends in a crisis threatening to unravel the nation.
After President Obama won re-election there was talk in some states of secession. ?A State of Treason? provides a clear portrait of how that might come about if it were to happen. The novel also gives a clear look at Texas itself and how Texans think ? a glimpse that is much different than how citizens of the remaining 49 view their states.
This novel, like its predecessor (?Patriots of Treason?), also gives an inside look at the Tea Party at the grass roots and what motivates patriots to join the ranks of this movement and what its members think about the federal government, the IRS, DHS and the mainstream political parties.
It is fascinating what happens when a state moves towards independence and succession and the issues that spring forth as the federal government responds. Is it right for the federal government to withhold Social Security, food stamps and federal pensions payments from Texans, is it right for Texans to seize federal military bases, is it an act of war for a Texas Air National Guard aircraft to shoot down a federal plane, and is it a unconstitutional act of treason to secede from the union.
Roberts does an excellent job presenting these issues and airing them out fully. And the reason the author can examine such issues with precision is that he is active in politics and the movement for Texas Independence and has been a speaker at Tea Party events.
Not only is ?A State of Treason? a can?t-put-down book but it is a book that will keep your mind churning days after you finish it, wondering how much of the plot is real or could be real and whether you really want to know the difference.