He who uses and abuses
the Rule of Law
destroys the foundation
of the nation.
Criminality alone is insufficient
to destroy the system put in place
to bring a nation into grace.
The Law is a jealous mistress
whom wives of judges should not ignore.
A wife’s voice has no place near the Bench,
nor the bed, nor the couch;
not directly into the ear,
nor spoken aloud before the crowd.
Chief Justices must deplore
women or men above the law.
Attorney Generals must assemble
facts and charges against
those who try to suspend
Law’s eminence and rule.
Ignoring such stands is playing the fool.
if Law is to rule over all,
Judges must abstain
from political refrain.
Politicians must abstain
from disinformation campaign.
We have seen it all before.
We would never countenance
such false description on a box of cereal.
Yet, we allow false descriptions
of political opponents; and the lies
in briefs filed by false prophets;
and the lies by talking heads
who entertain ignorant hoards
rather than inform.
Stand silent?
We cannot allow such a shallow response
to tsunami waves of autocratic ways
if democracy is to survive and thrive.
We must open our mouths and shout it out.
We must run to the polls and vote those out
who doubt the value of the Rule of Law,
refuse subpoenas and hide behind lies
to bring our democracy to its knees.
Stand and alight in the freedom fight.
Doubt the Thomases of this world,
watching their abuse of Law unfold.
annarino writes 