One More Nail in the Coffin

Supreme Court justices,

Smiling at autocracy,

Have pounded one more nail into

The coffin of democracy.

 

Immunity! That is what

They decided Trump should get.

Of course, Trump and his Court lackeys

Are in one another's debt.

 

Receiving immunity for actions

While serving a term as president

Is dangerous for a person like Trump

Who has an egomaniacal bent.

 

Giving so much power to him

While he's in office unfairly slights

The rest of us, for such a move

Diminishes the people's rights.

 

Yes, the rights of the rest of us,

For we have seen how he abuses

The power of the executive branch

To do whatsoever he chooses.

 

Our founding fathers emphasized

That no one is above the law.

The Court regards our Constitution

With a deprecatory "Pshaw!"

 

There were dissenters--only three--

Who criticized the Court's decision.

But sadly it is not enough

For three to have a clearer vision.

 

Treating the president of the country

As though he were a powerful king

Makes me sick, especially when

People sing "let freedom ring."

 

-by Bob B (7-4-24)