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minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI’m an Amendment-to-Be, Yes, an Amendment-to-Be, And I’m hopin’ that they’ll ratify me. There’s a lot of flag burners Who have got too much freedom, I wanna make it legal For policemen to beat 'em. 'Cos there’s limits to our liberties, Least I hope and pray that there are, 'Cos those liberal freaks go too far. “Why can’t we just make a law against flag burning?” “Because that law would be unconstitutional. But if we change the Constitution—” “Then we could make all sorts of crazy laws!” “Now you’re catchin’ on!” (Turns out you don’t need to change the Constitution, you just have corrupt Supreme Court Justices pull “interpretations” out of their ass.)
I’m an Amendment-to-Be,
Yes, an Amendment-to-Be,
And I’m hopin’ that they’ll ratify me.
There’s a lot of flag burners
Who have got too much freedom,
I wanna make it legal
For policemen to beat 'em.
'Cos there’s limits to our liberties,
Least I hope and pray that there are,
'Cos those liberal freaks go too far.
“Why can’t we just make a law against flag burning?”
“Because that law would be unconstitutional. But if we change the Constitution—”
“Then we could make all sorts of crazy laws!”
“Now you’re catchin’ on!”
(Turns out you don’t need to change the Constitution, you just have corrupt Supreme Court Justices pull “interpretations” out of their ass.)