The downfall of the Supreme Court since I published the following piece on June 25, 2022, has been swift, surgical, and stunning. Today the decisions made by that group of nine justices further fostered the attacks on the rights of the people our Constitution aimed to protect. I’m struggling to celebrate our 250th. birthday next week in the midst of Nero’s fiddling while Rome burned.
“People Vs Supreme Court (The Sonnet)
When the Supreme Court behaves prehistoric,
Every human must become an activist.
When the gatekeepers of law behave barbarian,
Every civilian must come down to the street.
When people are stripped of their basic rights,
By some bigoted and shortsighted gargoyles.
We the people must take back the reins,
And put the politicians in their rightful place.
We need no guns and grenades, we need no ammo,
Unarmed and unbent we stand against savagery.
Till every woman obtains their right to choice,
None of us will sit quiet in compliant apathy.
Every time the cradle of justice becomes criminal,
It falls upon us civilians to be justice incorruptible.”
― Abhijit Naskar,
Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability
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“Let the word go forth to friend and foe alike, that a torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans…” John F. Kennedy inaugural address on January 20, 1961, as the 35th. President of the United States.
Clearly, my generation wasn’t what President Kennedy hoped we would be. Can I pass the torch to the next generations with new opportunities to pursue life, liberty, and happiness with equal justice for all? Thank you.
Onward.
I'll Call It Like I See It 