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Ode To Odious Corporate Personhood

Monday, January 25th, 2010

There’s nothing funny about the U.S. Supreme Court’s activist ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Overruling long-held precedents, it gives corporations free rein to buy political influence, all in the name of “corporate personhood” and “free speech.”

Nor is there anything funny about the hypocrisy of self-described anti-judicial-activism Republicans who laud this calamitous decision.

And, alas, there’s nothing funny about this limerick:

Democracy’s Demise?
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Justice Roberts and co are unbound,
Driving precedents precious aground.
Yet Republicans cheer,
And the sobs that we hear
Are the sounds of democracy drowned.

     

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Lance Mannion managed to extract some humor from this judicial travesty.

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Posted in Campaign Humor, Constitution Humor, Constitutional Crisis, Democracy Humor, Election Satire, FEC Satire, Free Speech, Hypocrisy Humor, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Legal Limericks, Political Commentary, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Supreme Court | 3 Comments »

Ode To Colorado: Nanny State

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Posted in Censorship Satire, Free Speech, Judiciary Satire, Law Satire, Nanny State, Social Satire | No Comments »

Unfair Censorship Of Plame’s Fair Game

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Posted in CIA Satire, Censorship Satire, Free Speech, George Bush Satire, Media Satire, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Books, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Valerie Plame | No Comments »

The GOP’s In For A Rudy Awakening

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Posted in Election Satire, Foreign Policy, Free Speech, GOP Humor, Iraq War Humor, New York Mayors, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Rudy Giuliani, White House | 1 Comment »

Bush’s Language Police Foiled By Bush/Cheney Expletives

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Posted in Constitution Humor, Dick Cheney Satire, FCC Censorship, Free Speech, GOP Humor, George Bush Satire, Law Satire, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »

Dems Pull Bush’s Chain

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Posted in Congress Humor, Constitution Humor, Democracy Humor, Free Speech, GOP Humor, George Bush Satire, House Satire, Iraq War Humor, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Wingnuts | 3 Comments »

Why I Don’t Hate My Hate Mail

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Posted in Free Speech, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire | 7 Comments »