I thought it would be instructive to compare and contrast the suicide pacts of two different strange self-destructive cults.

Pact organization #1

7th order of the Gender Neutral Association of Descendants of Atlantis

Deity Symbol : Broomstick
Number of participants : 6
Reason for suicide: Rosie O’Donnell show was not renewed
Description of Suicide: 6 members have packed themselves into a Toyota Prius and are speeding down a dirt road toward a cliff at the Royal Gorge. They are determined to get dead. Not just dead I mean really dead. They are 20 seconds from the edge. This is the git-er-done checklist
1.    Drink poison Kool-Aid(check)
2.    Put plastic bag over face (check)
3.    Start 15 second timer on C-4 bomb in trunk (check)
4.    Light 10 second fuse on gasoline bomb in glove compartment (check)
5.    And to make absolutely sure the job is done—drive off edge of cliff and drop 1493 feet to rocks below. (tick tick tick)

Pact organization #2

US Congress

Deity Symbol: Al Gore
Number of participants: 535
Reason for suicide: spread the wealth around
Description of Suicide: 535 members have packed themselves into 1000 page unread legislative bills and are speeding down a super highway toward a chasm at the Treasury Department. And they are determined to get debt. Not just debt I mean really bankrupt. They are 20 trillion dollars from the edge. This is the git-er-done checklist
1.    Drink Obama Kool-Aid (check)
2.    Put Porkulus Bill over nations face (check)
3.    Start 15 trillion dollar debt bomb timer (check)
4.    Light 10 year fuse on insolvency (check)
5.    And to make absolutely sure the country is brought to her financial knees--- drive off the cliff of Cap and Trade legislation (tick tick tick)

As one can see there is a remarkable similarity between the two groups on their deities, death wish rational and multiple steps to assure outcomes.