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When a terrorist bomb explodes at an official White House photo session, killing the President of the United States and all nine Supreme Court Justices, Charles Powers, the African-American Vice President and retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, takes over as the new President. He immediately declares martial law, replacing civil law with military law and disbanding Congress. Powers is out to eliminate crime and rid the country of guns and drugs. With the military supporting his every move, this new President begins to create and enforce laws radically changing the life of every American.
Barbara Westphall is the extremely popular white anchor for a major network news program and a long-time adversary of the new President. Through a surprising twist of plot, she ends up being the only person standing between Americas lost constitutional rights and this powerful, self-made dictator. A bright, articulate woman with a liberal arts education, Westphall approves of the president’s goals, but abhors his methods of achieving them. Lurking in the wings while these two struggle is Bradley Brandon, the power-hungry Speaker of the House, poised to grab the top spot if these two adversaries end up destroying each other. The battle for America is on as the plot races toward a dramatic conclusion, with the future of America in the balance. In Presidential Powers, Michael Gerhardt uses his award winning writing skills to craft a spellbinding tale of ideological clashes where passions run deep and the winner controls the destiny of all Americans.
ISBN: 0967 182522 |
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