After Rand Paul
successfully blocked an extension
on parts of the Patriot Act
that allowed the government
to collect bulk phone records
which led to their expiry
at 12:01 this morning
he reassured his fellows
that "We can still catch terrorists
using the Constitution."
While the USA Freedom Act
has already been approved
in the House
he has also blocked immediate action
on that piece of legislation
for a few days.
Now where's the Saturday morning cartoon
of him and a motley
libertarian cast of youth voters
carting away both terrorists
and big-government freedom and privacy violators
with a We The People lasso
into the "History Machine"
decked out in the psychedelic colors
of the Founding Fathers
which are red
and white and blue
and blackish and brownish
and grayish
as found in their coats
(never minding
Hillary's calculated real-life attempt
at such a van years ago
whereas this cartoon
would be nothing but authentic)
who utter
with one last helpless breath
"And I would have gotten away
with it too
if it weren't for
that meddling Constitution"?
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
