[ WP ] Barack Obama announces that he will be the last POTUS . He gives a speech explaining why and everyone realizes that he is right .

`` There is no easy way to say this. I am not resigning or am being impeached. I will simply be the last President of the United States of America. This decision has not been easy, but this has been my goal for some time now. My actions after that decision have been even harder. I had to become a traitor to my own country, my home, the place, contrary to what others have said, that is my birthplace. I am a terrorist, but not the secret Muslim that my detractors expect. I embarked on a mission with 1200 devoted colleagues to hand this country back to its rightful owners. Those rightful owners are you. 
 
 You see, there is something very wrong with this country that could never be fixed with elections. You have n't elected a candidate ever. The United States is an oligarchy, ruled by a few hundred. Do n't worry if this is news to you, that is the goal after all. However, the fact that said oligarchy could be tricked into electing me shows just how weak and foolish they have become. How needed this change was. 
 
 This is n't democracy, folks, not yet. What will emerge? I do not know, but I know this. The cabal of the wealthy who control this country are dead, every last one of them. Along with them are hundreds of representatives, senators, judges, cabinet members, my vice president, and soon, me. I will act as the final sacrificial lamb. There is no one to take my place any time soon. Smaller operations have attempted to destabilize regions and states. This will increase chaos, but its effects are believed to be beneficial in the end. I am sorry for the suffering you will endure, but it was necessary. 
 
 For my last request, I encourage you to rise up and take back this country and ignore the fear that those in power wish for you to feel. Ignore the numbness they want you to experience towards caring and loving and empathy. Fight against the control of the media and establish something better or... not. It is up to you. The power, finally, is your hands.'' 
 
 President Obama signs off. No one hears from him again. Crowds loot stores and people run amok, but the chaos begins to lessen and slowly fades away after a few weeks. The United States may no longer exist, but it never really did anyway. Yet, something better may finally be on the way. 
 
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