Nauseous

We now have six people with absolute power. Is this really a victory or just our darkest hour? Our God given free will is no longer in play. Fifty years of progress has been lost to us this day. Our laws can be changed behind a locked private door. I guess the power of the people, and their vote is no more. A new era is upon us, reorientation has begun. Forget about your ballots, that’s all over and done. What comes next, the chicken or the egg? They are not going to stop with just an arm or a leg. Their righteous morality on us they will force. The next abomination will be Gay rights of course. What color is your skin, do you think you are free? They can put you in shackles, if that’s where they want you to be. It's now the power of the kitchen, the closet and slave. So much for our future, we’re headed back to the cave.

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Carol Louise Moon

Date: 7/22/2022 7:45:00 PM

Wow, this is excellent, Mark. And, good rhyme scheme, too.

Mark Koplin
Date: 7/25/2022 8:32:00 AM

Thank you so much Carol!

Arthur Vaso

Date: 6/28/2022 12:19:00 AM

Simply bravo!

Mark Koplin
Date: 7/25/2022 8:31:00 AM

Thanks a lot Art!

L Milton Hankins

Date: 6/26/2022 10:09:00 AM

Another superb write, Mark, with which I totally agree. I'm afraid we are going to be "courted" back into the early part of this century. With this latest barrage, none of us are safe, whatever our peculiar or particular causes!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/26/2022 7:55:00 PM

That is true! Wow!

Mark Koplin
Date: 6/26/2022 12:26:00 PM

Just think, our grand daughters will have fewer rights than our grandmothers had.

David Kavanagh

Date: 6/26/2022 5:39:00 AM

I just don’t get how people women especially, are not seeing the bigger picture you express Mark, it’s their human rights that are being eroded here, and yet some embrace the judges decision, to take choice away from them, I’ll never understand, cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/26/2022 8:51:00 AM

Absolutely we had a referendum on (abortion) or woman’s choice over here in little old parochial Ireland a couple of years back, and it got a resounding yes response!

Mark Koplin
Date: 6/26/2022 7:16:00 AM

Changing a law should be up to the people. It should be something we vote on, not a decision made by 9 people.

Mark Koplin
Date: 6/26/2022 7:10:00 AM

Unfortunately some people just can’t see what’s right in front of them.

Jenna Logan

Date: 6/26/2022 3:26:00 AM

Nine imperfect humans governing a nation of millions... That ain't right. Thanks for pointing out the flaws of mankind. Only One is fit to judge. Nicely composed, Mark.

Mark Koplin
Date: 6/26/2022 4:55:00 AM

It’s not right at all, and now we know how 6 of them think.