tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post9104032141590797893..comments2023-08-11T08:06:28.810-07:00Comments on Slobber And Spittle (Archive): Restore Habeas CorpusCujo359http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-54392712137822775952007-12-06T08:53:00.000-08:002007-12-06T08:53:00.000-08:00THE WORST OF WORST (PER RUMSFELD)Upon invasion or ...THE WORST OF WORST (PER RUMSFELD)<BR/><BR/>Upon invasion or rebellion<BR/>So Congress may suspend<BR/>Habeas corpus--no medallion<BR/>Of freedom, I contend:<BR/><BR/>It is the utter substance of<BR/>Our free society<BR/>To have such law--but people love<BR/>Not so much being free.<BR/><BR/>Rather so many as adhere<BR/>Unto a kind of cult<BR/>Of personality, appear<BR/>To find law worth assault:<BR/><BR/>"Whom we declare ´the worst of worst,´ "<BR/>These are the words they say,<BR/>"We may deal with them as we durst<BR/>Or spirit them away."<BR/><BR/>These are the satisfied cabal<BR/>If not "above the law"<BR/>Outside the law are in--appall<BR/>My heart that final straw.<BR/><BR/>"Outside so we are in" declares<BR/>That crew: "Whom we proclaim<BR/>´Worst of the worst,´ without shed tears<BR/>We may treat as ´fair game.´<BR/><BR/>(Believing ourselves righteous far<BR/>Above the common run,<BR/>We are the law, and set the par<BR/>According to what´s done.)"<BR/><BR/>Thus slips into the lexicon<BR/>A new phrase, "disappear one."<BR/>The law as it is newly spun<BR/>Provides no means to clear one<BR/><BR/>When on him is suspicion set:<BR/>"We take the key and lose it,<BR/>Nor relatives, or since or yet<BR/>Hear peeps from that locked closet.<BR/><BR/>At first it was just foreigners<BR/>We claimed ´the worst of worst´ is,<BR/>Yet now to citizens adheres<BR/>This habeas interstice."<BR/><BR/>Thus is the case presented while<BR/>The masses ignorantly smile--<BR/>Cult membership so pleases them<BR/>As habeas slips they haw and hem<BR/>Absurdly glad, or in denial--<BR/>It´s so much easier to condemn<BR/>The "worst of worst" when there´s no trial!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-20750826985897945612007-09-18T15:41:00.000-07:002007-09-18T15:41:00.000-07:00Hi zennurse,Yes, I haven't been around FDL so much...Hi zennurse,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I haven't been around FDL so much. I've been busy, and I feel sometimes like I'm just lost in the crowd over there. Anyway, I'm fine, and thanks for the compliment.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're doing well. I'll try to catch up with you next time I'm at FDL,<BR/><BR/>regards,Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-3377678547268790672007-09-18T12:22:00.000-07:002007-09-18T12:22:00.000-07:00Hey cujoSince I've been back from my break, I have...Hey cujo<BR/>Since I've been back from my break, I haven't seen you around FDL so much. I linked from your appearance today. Your site and your commentary are wonderful, congratulations. I have bookmarked and intend to return and enjoy. I hope you are otherwise well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com