APPLICATION TO DIE JULY 21ST, 2012

APPLICATION TO DIE July 21^st, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Dying with dignity is about living life on our own terms,

When and if we get our euthanasia this will be confirmed,

We should not need to go to court to get permission to die,

To have some high court judge refuse while looking you in the eye.

Persons with painful diseases should have automatic permission,

For euthanasia after consultation with their physician,

This should be a constitutional right and no need to implore,

And told by some appointed judge to get to hell out the door.

Our do-nothing politicians are always waiting for advice,

From their party leadership which is always very precise,

They cannot make an independent decision because they’ve been told,

No death with dignity or referendums and don’t be so bold.

July 21^st, 2012

ADVICE TO STEPHEN HARPER JULY 20TH, 2012

ADVICE TO STEPHEN HARPER  July 20^th, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Stephen: These are things for you to do if you want to leave your mark,

Because what you are doing so far amounts to a walk in the park,

Or maybe, god forbid, you might be walking in Mulroney’s shoes,

You remember the stacked Senate and the GST -- his excuse.

Therefore I figured out how you might leave a Canadian mark,

Unlike Joe Clark’s two hundred days travelling and lost in the dark,

Get us death with dignity and binding referendums soon,

Then get us mandatory voting some quiet afternoon.

There’s more; lots more because I fear you are not listening,

From inside that Ottawa aristocratic group while commissioning,

And appointing more appointees to the very secret list,

Their very hidden not very open or democratic gift.

July 20^th, 2012

HOW DO WE GET THEIR ATTENTION JULY 19TH.

HOW DO WE GET THEIR ATTENTION?  JULY 19^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Canadians are not encouraged to notice appointees,

Secretly politically selected and have no need to please,

To the Senate, the governor general and the Supreme Court,

Their word is then law and they don’t need political support.

An elected High Court would make proper Canadian decisions,

An elected Senate might even make some legal revisions,

But our elected party politicians want nothing to change,

They’ll form another sub committee soon but not to rearrange.

Therefore we are helpless to bring about real political change,

Though political parties often hint that they will rearrange,

We don’t have binding referendums or death with dignity,

Even the BC Supreme Court was turned down dismally.

July 19, 2012

NO PAROLE BOARDS PLEASE JULY 18TH, 2012

NO PAROLE BOARDS PLEASE  July 18^th, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

The Parole Boards claim that our prisons are overcrowded,

They use this in their release decisions that are shrouded,

So vicious murderers and rapists can walk the streets once more,

And strut their stuff and show off to their victims how they have scored.

And the politically correct Parole Board folk think that this is great,

Though not very democratic and never up for debate,

And our isolated party politicians stay far away,

Doing absolutely nothing for us except maybe, betray.

We have to be mentally ill to let this system go on and on,

As they’re allowed to do more crimes, conclusion foregone,

The list of subsequent crimes goes on and on and on,

Read them on the Internet if you are healthy and feel strong.

Could we build much bigger prisons to keep these criminals in?

Of course this might be considered a politically correct sin,

Then overcrowding could not be used as a parole-board excuse,

And much less released-prisoner crimes nightly in the news

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

BELINDA FROM BELOXI JULY 17TH, 2012

  

BELINDA FROM Biloxi July 17^th, 2012

by

James Bredin

I saw Belinda from Biloxi three or four seats ahead,

With her red hair still piled high on top of her head,

As the subway shuddered onward she seemed so much at ease,

And just like twenty years ago she always showed her knees.

Her skin was fair and freckled and she had that haughty air,

Of someone who caught a millionaire and was barely aware,

Of the guys who kept glancing over in her direction,

Some who looked stupid glaring at her perfection.

Of course she didn’t recognized me; I had grown old.

As I tried to remember and let my memory banks unfold,

To the first time that I met her when she casually did admit,

That her husband was in jail for doing a mafia hit.

She said she was an American and only here for a while,

I could tell by her accent, she had lots of Southern style,

Though she left me mesmerized, I still had to pretend,

I wasn’t tempted by her charms; I had business to attend.

I wrote my police report, which I immediately did ignore,

But I sure remember Belinda and everything that she wore,

And then I found that half the division knew her by name,

And each lowered his voice and whispered as in shame.

The next time that I saw Belinda, into court she did walk.

She sat right before the judge with those legs that could talk.

And then her probation officer; it was obviously prearranged,

Gave evidence for an hour ‘bout how she had changed.

And then the judge let her walk and watched her as she left,

Can’t remember the charge; was it prostitution or theft?

We all looked disappointed as she walked out the door,

As if someone should run after her; invite her back for more.

The next time that I saw her, it was quite a surprise,

She was living in welfare housing with the cockroaches and the flies,

She was pushing a baby carriage and seemed so domesticated,

Good I thought she met a man and now she’s dedicated.

Monique was her daughter’s name and I watched them through the years,

You could never forget Belinda whenever she appears,

Her little girl grew up beside her and she had the same physique,

Is that little girl four rows ahead Belinda or Monique?

July 17^th, 2012

MANDATORY VOTING NOW JULY 16TH, 2012

MANDATORY VOTING NOW  JULY 16TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Mandatory voting would be a step in the right direction,

A major right step in our democratic discretion,

Unfortunately the powers that be, like things the way they are,

With less than half Canadians voting -- this is bizarre.

Therefore something is very wrong that has to be put right,

But media moguls are pleased the way things are though not bright,

But we also need binding referendums and death with dignity,

But our aristocrats consider this as adversity.

Big money should not be allowed to dominate an election,

Or influence us going in any democratic direction,

Politicians should be compelled to do what they said they would do,

Not disappear for a few years doing nothing but who knew?

July 16th, 2012

PLEASE STEPHEN JULY 15TH, 2012

PLEASE STEPHEN  July 15^th, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Someone high up in Ottawa government should do something soon,

We should not have to wait forever like waiting for a blue moon,

We need set-date elections for everyone in power,

I know this will turn appointees and bureaucrats very sour.

Our politicians in power are seldom if ever seen,

They forget their promises and pretend that they are keen,

They are helpless while the Parole Board sets more criminals free,

I was expecting a better Conservative guarantee.

We need mandatory voting by name and social number,

Under these conditions, the Conservatives should outnumber,

Think of binding referendums too in the way of change,

You are the only hope we have and why should that be strange?

JULY 15TH, 2012