The moment the Vice President uttered "YES", the Senate Chamber erupted.
The pro-war senators stood in triumph, clapping and cheering as their voices filled the grand hall. Senator James Macias pounded his fist on the podium, his face flushed with satisfaction. "Amerathia will not be weak! We will stand tall! Justice for Fort McKinley!"
Others joined in the chant, their voices reverberating through the chamber: "Justice for Fort McKinley! Justice for Fort McKinley!"
The gallery above roared with applause. Spectators waved small Amerathian flags, their patriotic fervor reaching a fever pitch. The newspapers had done their job—public sentiment was boiling over. The people wanted war, and now, Congress had given it to them.
On the opposite side of the chamber, the anti-war senators sat in stunned silence.
