American Shame

…For a more perfect union,
…We need to peel the onion,
 
…So we can fully fathom,
…The cesspool we have become,
 
…District reps are bought and sold,
…By robbers brazen and bold,
 
…They hide behind their loop holes,
…Buying votes to meet their goals,
 
…And this makes it possible,
…For agendas powerful,
 
…To be dependent upon,
…Supporting that which is wrong,
 
…Stop the money, stop the shame,
…Stop that which corrupts the game,
 
…Now pass the legislation,
…For true representation
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
February 19, 2010 at 8:31 AM
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE, you are so right, and I think most people know it. Maybe it is time for a revolution??
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