Wilson Mystique

I was working a crazy shift, which turned out to not be the only crazy thing going on that day. I had just worked a normal evening shift, had eight hours off, and then turned around and did a sixteen hour shift. Needless to say I was exhausted by that second day. I didn’t go home for the eight hours due to a one hour commute each way. So I laid in a hide-a-bed for over three hours trying to sleep. Little good that did!
In the morning I received a call that blew my mind. An older lady (mid fifties,) called and said that she was tired of how Judges act in her county. She then went on to suggest that the government set up a public standard for citizens and civil service personnel. I of course had to ask the stupid question of “What do you mean Public Standard?” She went on to say that her husband served in the military and that she liked how the bases were laid out, how people had to be responsible for what they did “or else,” (no joke, she actually said that,) anyone could check on anybody else, and ARREST them if they thought they were doing something illegal.
Now I am a Marine. I fought in as well as around the world. I understand how military bases work. I also understand how Stalin’s version of Communism destroyed millions of lives. They estimated that 1 out of 5 people in the Soviet States were informants for the KGB.
The caller then went on to say that she thinks that my agency (who I work for,) should print the “Standard,” frame it and require by law that it is hung “visibly,” in every house. She was excited at this point and I almost had to turn down my hearing aids just so that I could understand her. She thought that this plan would keep “them teenagers, Judges, Cops, and Miscreants,” in line and the world would have a better way of treating people.
I politely told the caller that her idea went against everything the constitution stood for, and that it could not be done. She then told me that when Hillary gets into office it would be easier to change the constitution and make people be nice. At this point every drop of blood in my veins, (all of which are patriotic,) started to boil. I don’t care who people vote for, but DO NOT vote for them because you think they can change the constitution. Vote for them because you believe in their political past, not their lip service.
I politely ended the call without pulling off her head or telling her that she needed to seek medical attention immediately.