You Can Lead a Republican

You Can Lead a Republican to our Constitution (But You Can’t Make Him Think) Though fools claim love for Constitution, ‘Founders’ floundered on its beach. “One man! One vote!” ‘God’s revelation! ‘Women,’ ‘slaves’ vote? Who can teach? A ‘White Man’s A*s,’ he hopes is his! A woman’s a*s? (Such thoughts perverse!), her offspring chattel (but for boys!) Her daughters? Dowries! There’s a curse! Our Founders thought the Pope demonic, King’s rule, too, seemed poisoned well! Let’s pass ‘Just Laws’ we all agree with! Rule 1: Things I like are swell! Democracy full-blown’s a new thing, freedom’s not a toy for child, dictator’s fine if he’s my servant! Brother mine, your thoughts quite wild! Friend, your dictator’s kin to Hitler, Nuremberg’s too good for him. Eyes off my wife and daughters too! Discover them if death’s your whim! Rule 2: What’s mine is mine, what’s yours gets taxed till it’s not yours (helps keep dictator’s eyes off all my stuff!). This way I might just get some sleep! We gave brown Indians poisoned blankets (smallpox toxin thought germane) to clear the West for Pilgrim’s Progress (wagons crossing their domain). Rule 3: If land’s unfenced it can’t be yours! It’s fruit? God’s gift to strong, all water, mountains, hills and plains. Rocks, woods, and grass, to strength belong. The Constitution tries to make law serve all people best it can. It recognizes many skillsets (some divergent) make a man. We must not judge! Some skills aren’t missed until they are (then save the day!) when value’s found in something bending, pots hold water (formed from clay!) Long Tooth December 6th in 2022 Poet’s Notes: A fun variation on an old saying! “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink!