The treaty specifies that Hawaii will be sold to the new kingdom of the Arctic in exchange for an unspecified quantity of ice to fill the ever growing needs of the presidential social calendar. Many Americans, not to mention Hawaiian residents, are in an uproar. By extraordinary coincidence, all members of Congress and the newly elected President are under six feet tall. Congress passes legislation that will tax citizens according to height. After a number of wildly inconsistent decisions, rumors grow that certain Supreme Court justices are accepting bribes.
Newspapers collect evidence of justices accepting sealed bids from plaintiffs and defendants.
In a recent case the plaintiffs outbid the defendants by several hundred dollars and won the favor and the decision of the judges.