RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Voting Rights
When the Court gutted Voting Rights
Back in twenty and thirteen
It was no longer necessary
Said the Chief of the Supremes
Eleven years later we look at the divide
It is plenty clear to see
The Chief Justice lied
When you make it hard to vote
For voters with dark skin
You make it even harder
For their candidates to win
Alabama, Georgia, Texas
Mississippi, Tennessee
They’ve all embraced the principle
Of racial gerrymandering
If that was not enough
To push down turnout in the cities
They made them wait for hours
While they shrugged: Ain’t it a pity?
So they got what they wanted
They tipped the balance to their side
It should not come as a surprise
The Court of all courts lied
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