Take ten!

A few weeks ago, when the Supreme Court decided the medical marijuana case, I noticed how upset a lot of bloggers I often agree with were. The decision didn't really upset me, but I thought I could have some fun by writing a 60s-era protest song. It was a huge success. I think I alienated the bloggers I sent it to, and I got loads of site hits for it -- probably in double figures, like maybe a dozen.

So I've decided to try again, with the Ten Commandments decision, which I haven't even had time to read yet. (Why bother, after all, with the facts?) It sounds like a typical Establishment Clause case, meaning that there are more separate views than justices, and a lot more heat than light. This isn't a protest song, and I don't have a clue what the music would sound like, but here goes . . .

Take Ten!

The Court has handed down the Word
On tablets carved in stone.
Its message now is heard,
It is,
No matter how absurd
It is,
With rationales unknown,
With rationales unknown.

CHORUS
Take ten!
And take 'em down!
The logic is incisive,
So take 'em down!
"Thou shalt not be 'divisive'!"
So take 'em down!
"They're words of God and not of men."
Take ten!

So "in" is bad and "out" is fine --
The variations spawn.
When justices align
This way,
And five of them opine
This way,
Distinctions must be drawn,
Distinctions must be drawn.

CHORUS
Take ten!
And take 'em down!
The logic is incisive,
So take 'em down!
"Thou shalt not be 'divisive'!"
Take 'em down!
"They're words of God and not of men."
Take ten!

"I'm NOT the Lord," it shall decree.
"Your sabbaths you shall scorn.
To kill and steal you're free,
You are,
And try adultery,
You are.
False witness shall be borne,
False witness shall be borne."

CHORUS
Take ten!
And take 'em down!
The logic is incisive,
So take 'em down!
"Thou shalt not be 'divisive'!"
So take 'em down!
"They're words of God and not of men."
Take ten!

(Copyright 2005*)

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