Chapter 480

“What about the whole ‘Queen’ thing?” wondered Amber. “Gwen’s going to accept the title and proceed to serve as Queen to millions of people. Would that disqualify her from holding the office?”

“I’m not a Constitutional scholar, but I’ve never heard of any provisions barring candidates because they’re too popular, or because they’re loved and respected too much,” replied Secretary Chatham wryly.

The events of the day had pushed Congress into complete disarray. At dawn, Senators and Congressmen had watched in fear as a very angry mob had surrounded the Capitol Building. While they had anticipated some negative reactions to their decision to remove President Hammer from office, they had believed the vast majority of the voting public would see the wisdom behind the decision.

The United States had always been a Constitutional Federal Republic, but early that morning most members of Congress had agreed that Gwen Hammer’s influence was exceeding what the Constitution int