Friday 19 September 2014

On Good Governance


On Good Governance

     Governor
Jerry Brown
of California
(Yes; I know.  But
                  there 
              are still
Some good people
                 here)
Has proven
This year
On two counts
In particular
To be
A budding
Despot
(and therefore,
        his eager
        followers
Despoteers).

The first was when
He signed into law
Legislation
That allowed - that
Allows - illegal
Aliens to apply for
And receive
California
Driver's licenses.
             Thus
Eliminating
With one stroke
Of the pen
A heretofore basic
Source of
Identification
For proving one's
Citizenship status
        (for needing
A birth certificate
To get one).
        (In point
Of fact, I sent
His office
An email
Message
On that occasion; 
           to wit:
                    'Dear
Governor Brown,
Congratulations.
With other states
                     sure
To follow suit
You have just signed
The death warrant
For the American
Republic; at least
Aa it has been
From its founding.')

         The other
Proof of his
Budding
Despotism
Was when
He greeted, in
Los Angeles -
             and as
Reported on by
The Los Angeles
Times; not by
A passing Patriot -  
           the Mexican
President, and said
Words to the effect
To the largely
Hispanic audience:
              'I know
There are some
Undocumented workers
Amongst you.  But you
Are all welcome
in California.'
                         WHAT?!
His following words
Were largely drowned out
By the growing sound
Of millions of feet
Making their undocumented
Owners' ways to California
Just as fast
As they could,
                       before
It, and the country
At large, came
To their collective
Senses, and kicked
Them out
Like, pronto.

    Let me be clear
About this matter.
My sympathies lie
                    rather 
With legal immigrants
Who have come into
This country
            the proper way
            and thereby
            have shown
            that they
            are potential
           good, 
           law-abiding
           citizen
Material.  
            Illegal aliens
            should never
Have been led to believe
             that they 
            one day
Could be citizens
Of this country.
If they still
Want to, they need
            to go out
            and come
            back in
The right way; 
That is to say
            through
The front door.
                     No
Exceptions.

In the case of illegal aliens
                   who 
           were seduced
                   into
Coming into the country
             that way
         by promises
Of employment, I
Can only say 
That those who acted thusly
Will be dealt with
Accordingly.  But
         two wrongs
         don't make
         a right.
         Let alone
          a right
          to be here
          illegally.
          Know
That you will be kidding
Nobody with any
Protestations of
Innocence
If you try.  
                      I have
Strict standards
In such matters.
                  Abide
By them.  Or leave.

                        If
I were in charge,
That is.  And not
The likes
Of the budding
Tyrant
In California
In charge here
At this time.
Who needs
A good licking
At the hands
Of an aroused
          citizenry
Who are about
To lose
The integrity
Of their vote
By being
Disenfranchised
Surreptitiously
In the interests of -
Among others -
La Raza.

Who are not going
To take over
MY country, 
                      last
I knew anything
About it.

So be forewarned
Governor
Jerry Brown
Of California.
           You have
An enemy - I
       would like
       to think
A formidable one -
                           in
Your midst.  
For I have Right
On my side.
And not just
Relatively
Speaking.
As with your 
Pragmatic
Stance.
You
Are
Mistaken
Both ways.
History
Is not
With you
As you
Apparently
Think.
It
Does not
Run
Just linearly; 
 with the likes
 of demographics
Only.

     And that's all
I'm going to say
For the moment
On these subjects.
A word
To the wise
Should be
Sufficient
In most cases
At least.  Even
In the case
Of just

A wise guy.

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