Chapter 451

“As I stated before, Congress ultimately represents the people of America, so it follows that the course Congress follows is the will of the people. Right now, that would indicate Gwen is neither respected nor wanted by the majority of Americans. That fact was made painfully clear to us when the two Senate committees reported unfavorably for Kate and Naomi, two of the most qualified nominees the Senate has seen in a very long time.”

“Our Queen took that vote personally?” asked Heather Jensen in a follow-up question.

“Yes, of course she did,” admitted Steve. “President Hammer will not submit any other nominations for Attorney General and Secretary of State if Kate and Naomi are not approved by the full Senate. She refuses to be drawn into the political charades played in Washington. Many people think I wrote the Rise of the Empire trilogy to give Gwen a great movie role. The truth is that I based the character of the Queen on Gwen. I didn’t write it for her, I wrote it ab