Ira Ellingsworth, a pawn in the neo-conservative movement
under the tutelage of his boss, Fred Rollins, a born-again
evangelical Christian and archconservative, realizes that this is
not the destiny he wanted for himself. As an assistant district
attorney, he comes face-to-face with the unholy trinity of the
Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, and the
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act of 2007.
To make matters worse, he is proselytized to become a member
of the Christian Zionist movement, which he eventually fi nds
to be hypocritical. He and his comrade-in-arms, Carol Langley,
do battle against these forces, but they realize that they are
outmatched. Seeking a new direction, Ira and Carol get hired
by Roberto Sanchez, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU), and they blossom as civil rights lawyers. Ira
now fi ghts against everything that Fred Rollins stands for,
and he starts to bring justice back from near annihilation.
The National Intelligence Agency and their ever-expanding
surveillance powers receive their fi rst reality
check compliments of the ACLU, and Ira
becomes an unlikely hero. He then undergoes
a spiritual transformation as he breaks free from
the power-obsessed neo-conservative world
and sees America is fi nally moving in a new
direction
