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I’m serious Doc.” Jenkins sounded amused by the question. “Logistics were never my cup of tea. I like the action. While my men and I are out defending and supplying this place, the rest of you can keep thing running smooth at home.”
    “Will the rest of the community accept it?” Sheriff Busley asked.
    “They already have.” David said. “They made no objections when Jenkins announced the charter members and they elected the three of you. So long as they are kept safe and secure, and their bellies full, they won’t say a word.”
    “Are you hearing yourself boy?” Lucas asked. “Those are people out there, not sheep!”
    “My name is David, not boy!” David snapped back at Lucas, which caught the old man off guard.
    “David’s right.” Jenkins added. “People are sheep, especially people still recovering from the shock of the fall of civilization. They are the sheep, and we are the shepherds. But don’t you worry Lucas, we’ll do a lot more than keep them safe and their bellies full.” Jenkins finished with a smug grin.
    “With the General and Colonel McReedy, that gives the Militia two seats on the Council.” Guy said with timid resignation, still avoiding Jenkins eyes.
“You're not going to start whining about too much military control again, are you Hammond's?” McReedy chided him.
“Its is disproportionate to-“
“There must still be some recourse for the Council to replace one of its own.” Patty cut him off.
“You mean if one of us dies?” Mac asked. “We would just have another election to replace that member.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the Council expelling a member if the need arises.”
“What would be the need?” Sheriff Busley asked.
    “Corruption…abuse of power…incompetence…” Patty counted the reasons off on her fingers, glaring at Jenkins the entire time. Jenkins grin faded and his smugness became irritation.
    “Look, I am not going to keep going over this again and again. The Council has absolutely ZERO authority over the Militia and its operations. And if I have to say that one more time I’m simply going to abolish this whole Council bullshit and implement Militia rule. Do I make myself clear?” Jenkins slammed his fist down on the table as he shouted his words, and the room fell into tense silence.
    He took their silence to be compliance.
    Jenkins took a few deep breaths before leaning back in his chair, relaxing his manner. “I know you all must hate me right now, but that's just too fucking bad. All of these people here are depending on us to bring some order to their lives. We have a lot to do and a limited pool of manpower with which to accomplish it all. Instead of arguing about who is in control, why don’t we try working towards bettering our situation, finding more people and adding them to the fold?”
    “I’d love to hear your plan.” Lucas said with a sneer.
    “Like I said earlier, I’m going to be busy defending, scouting and expanding… I don’t want to be bogged down with the day-to-day minutia of running this place and keeping all of these people happy. That’s where the Council comes in. What I need from the Council is to get organized and give me supply lists of what you need most so I can make resource specific raids.”
    And so the conversation turned to more important matters… The negotiations carried on into the evening, and when they finally wrapped it up just before 10:00 pm, they had established the framework in which the Council would operate.
    All decisions that would impact the Community as a whole such as distribution of resources, laws, crime and punishment within the community and other such concerns would be decided by a Council vote, with at least seven votes needed to pass. Furthermore, each Council members individual responsibilities within the community were outlined.
    General Jenkins and Colonel McReedy would be in charge of security. In such areas the Council held zero