Tau Ceti Agenda Series

The Tau Ceti Agenda Series is relatively hard military science fiction by author Travis S Taylor. In a somewhat dystopian future,. Politically, the United States has changed a lot. Changes include no electoral college and no term-limited presidents.

Each of the books contains the events of one very important day in the series timeline.
 * 1) One Day on Mars covers the 24 hours leading up to the  and the events immediately afterward. A lot of people are caught up in the fighting, including Senator Alexander Moore and his family.
 * 2) The Tau Ceti Agenda covers.
 * 3) One Good Soldier is much the same as the previous books, with critical events all happening in a single day.

This series provides examples of:
 * The Empire: The United States, although technically a democracy, is now considered an empire. The various colonist groups, both within the solar system and outside it, find themselves almost without representation.
 * Designated Victim: Poor Joe Buckley, the designated victim of choice among Baen authors ends up dead in a particularly nasty manner in the first book. In the following books, Joe Buckley Jr. comes pretty dang close to following in his father's footsteps a couple of times.
 * The Conspiracy: What else can you call it when  is responsible for causing the entire military and political situation to further her agenda?
 * Fantastic Racism: The Martian Separatists are derogatorily referred to as "Seppies", a term that the President during One Day on Mars refuses to allow his administration to use.
 * Offscreen Moment of Awesome: The series takes place over several years, but each book only covers 24 critically important hours. There are numerous references to battles that happen outside of the books.
 * Our Presidents Are Different:
 * One Day on Mars features President Focus Group.
 * who becomes president after the events of One Day on Mars is President Action.
 * Ramming Always Works: In One Day on Mars, the USS Margaret Thatcher rams a
 * Well Intentioned Extremist: Elle Ahmi,, wants to   and isn't afraid to kill millions to accomplish this goal.
 * We Need a Distraction: In One Day on Mars, the Martian Separatists
 * Xanatos Gambit: Elle Ahmi's plan to destroy  in The Tau Ceti Agenda qualifies. She wants