When asked if he toked the evil weed,
William Jefferson Clinton (né?Blythe III),
aka, Bill Clinton, we heard, did indeed,
if not totally beyond the pale
these words he spoke,
"I smoked but didn’t inhale,"
and altho' with no proof, yet by the book,
with that he was off the hook.
Then came Monica Lewinsky,
their relationship he lied to hide,
accused with obstruction of justice,
for him to be impeachment-free,
with the mess all down her dress,
the chain of evidence was there to follow,
of the fateful day Bill only had to say,
"She sucked but didn't swallow."
When the erstwhile Tweeter-in-Chief vents
It is "Freedom of Speech," a First Amendment Right
When Democratic Party will "fight" tyrant-efforts
Defense rests on moral equivalence, yet last night
As many as seven Republican Senators got Party censures
For voting to convict Christian Trump of incitement (01/06/2021)
(c) Deo sheltering in place while US democracy blows over this planet.
I don’t believe Donald Trump should be impeached,
He’s brought light to the Presidency, a dynasty,
Of a long line of ‘born again’ believers, screeched,
Wiling government into a god-inspired fallacy.
Burocracy is not an heuristic term or value judgement -
It’s a rational roll of reasonable deliberations, business,
Mirroring the typical American citizen as sediment,
Which Mr Trump places, to his credit and best guess.
He’s not a force for power without love and freedom,
Stealing smiles from unlikely Democrats, Pub’s alike,
He gives the lesser the right to arbitrate and custom,
When climbing the hierarchy an eager workers’ hike.
He’s not killed five people, an individual’s sadness,
Another quinquennial would see America great again,
With Covid faced squarely and firmly by flatness,
Joe Biden will take it as efficient, practical and fain.
Let the people speak from the Representative’s House,
Not one view, but proffering all view’s to regulate,
Bold with speech, he’s turned the stiff upper clouse,
Into commerce’s flutter, so please give a vulgate.
Dominique Webb
Impeachment
2-6-2020
A president whom some sought to teach,
a lesson so they attempted to impeach.
But in the senate held court,
Managers tempers grew short,
Over witnesses being kept beyond reach.
We spit and sputter
Veins rise up blue in our necks
Still, facts fall away
The founding fathers in their graves
Are surely not at rest
For what they had intended
Has been brutally repressed.
The country’s been divided
By a madman at the wheel
And all attempts at justice
Somehow crumble and congeal.
At least a call of witnesses
Would help, if just a little,
To let the nation hear some truths
Before the sure acquittal.
With this administration
All decorum has departed
And we, the people, rage inside
Yet still feel broken-hearted.
Secret Ballot Impeachment
By Franklin Price
1/28/2020
Trump impeachment now in process
Is on the Senate floor.
The Democrats have said their piece,
Rehashed the House, and not much more.
Republicans now have their turn,
Of course, they will defend.
There may be more to testify,
But projected at the end,
Will be a vote of yea or nay,
To dump Trump from his seat.
Republicans voting all for nay
Are impossible to beat.
The balloting is public.
There for all of us to view.
When votes are cast and counted,
The president will not be new.
Rumors now are being tossed,
Some nays would change to yea,
If the vote was made in secret,
When it comes to voting day.
Trump would then be ousted.
The tables would be turned.
The president unseated.
We the People would be burned.
The Republicans who would vote yea
Are not the ones we need.
They are the liars either way,
Who make this country bleed.
No matter how the ballots cast
In secret or in view
Should be the same, it's not a game
Should not be one, much less, a few.
The Senate’s That Way
By J.R. Wren
To this lens say this, to that mic say that
In the hall smile big, but scowl on the floor
Gold rings and tie bling, look to the big cat
Appear to work hard. None see, “Hit the door!”
“Remove the Tycoon, as soon as you can.”
Crumpling paper will make good news of fray
“The Deep should be heeded, obey the man!”
Everyone knows the Senate’s that way
The lower floor says, “those states should be blue”
Steal, Mull o’er, Crumpled Paper. And Cellar.
“Votes don’t matter! Paper, say what we say is true!”
“Here the Articles! Celebrate and beller.”
“It’s Urgent! It can wait till -- come what may”
You with the gavel, the Senate’s that way!
Impeachment Now Moves to the Senate
By Franklin Price
12/19/2019
Impeachment now moves to the Senate
Nancy wants to come along
To control the people in it
Have them sing the House's song
Fair is fair and right is right
The Senate now presides
The House no longer has a say
Has already taken sides.
Impeachment for them said and done
In history written down
They voted Trump to ride the rail
On the first train out of town
Republicans have the Senate
Have the votes that are required
Unlike the left side Democrats
Will not tell the Trump, “You're Fired!”
Things may have turned out differently
If Democrats were smart
And when they lost the presidency
Had not taken it to heart
Had not spoken of impeachment
Before Trump's oath was even said
Had gotten the unfairness
Of the college from their head
Waited for a real High Crime
And /or a Misdemeanor too
Not starting out from nothing
To make nothing stick like glue
Whether Trump is innocent
Or whether he is not
When the Senate finds not guilty
The left will stir again the pot
Not much consideration
For the Constitution's voice
When voting in November
We the People make the choice
I
The peaches
ripen,
till they descend
from the tree,
and feel
the bruises of
the fall.
II
Eat,
the ripened fruit
before it
makes its way,
into
the ground.
III
The green
fruit
smiles,
when it watches
the old fruit,
drop.
Donald Trump never took to the law.
For a president, this is a flaw.
But the law might take Trump.
He would land on his rump.
How is that for some cool shock and awe?
In real-life you go to court
when you're sure you'll win the case
Otherwise, it costs too much
~ no thoughts of saving face
N. Pelosi proclaimed: "Let's impeach
Donald Trump for his great overreach."
She produced every article,
which was very cathartical
for the people who witnessed her speech.
While Congress plays the impeachment fiddle
~ Ukraine and the Kurds get hey-diddle-diddled
Impeachment sounds serious to me how about you
Like it should be accompanied by a big cheer or two
It seems overdue
Bout a year or two
Even the mere mention proves the man is doomed
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