PARTY BOUND SEPT 20TH, 2012

PARTY BOUND Sept 20^th, 2012

By

James Bredin

Our Canadian politicians are extremely reluctant to change,

They have been instructed by their party that this is not strange,

Because party politicians are not allowed an independent thought,

They have to follow the party agenda as they have been taught.

We should have an improved system where they have some independence,

And not march in lock step, completely party bound in their dependence,

We should have proportional representation for those who vote,

And compulsory voting for all Canadians; so please take note.

Because Ottawa aristocrats want nothing to change,

And if it does, they want to be the only ones to arrange,

So binding referendums and death with dignity are forbidden,

The mere idea of these changes has to be well hidden.

Sept 20^th, 2012

EUTHANASIA BY 2042 SEPT 19TH, 2012

EUTHANASIA by 2042 Sept 19^th, 2012

By

James Bredin

I’d like to die in twenty forty two if that’s okay with you,

On a warm day in July when I finally think I’m through,

I’ll be a hundred and five by then and that’s a good age to die,

Maybe euthanasia will be allowed and I can say goodbye.

But maybe not because our Supreme Court can be pretty thick,

And party-thinking politicians too, can be thick as a brick,

But maybe they’ll allow binding referendums by then,

But maybe not because we’ve tried over and over again.

So in twenty forty two, watch for my name in the obituaries,

By then, you yourself, might be one of the dignitaries,

Maybe by then though, someone may have read these lines,

And realize the complete lack of democracy signs.

Sept 19^th, 2012

IS THIS YOU? SEPT 18TH, 2012

IS THIS YOU? SEPT 18^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

You may have a chance between dying with chemo or cancer,

Not a nice question, I know, so no need to come up with an answer,

Because in Canada, you are not allowed death with dignity,

Let’s hope that your future does not have this indignity.

The lady dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease asked but was forbidden,

Was refused by appointees whose decisions can’t be overridden,

Therefore Canadians are forbidden death with dignity,

A graphic lack of democracy and all done instantly.

And when a problem arrives, it cannot be recognized,

Because everything is perfect and you didn’t even realize,

And those who want death with dignity will have to go away,

Referendums are forbidden too but aristocrats can stay.

SEPT 18^TH, 2012

DAMNED CANADIAN DEMOCRACY SEPT 17TH, 2012

DAMNED CANADIAN DEMOCRACY SEPT 17^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Democracy involves elections in case you didn’t know,

So appointing unknowns to the Senate is nothing but a floorshow,

And why can’t this democratic illusion be altered or changed?

Ask anyone and everyone and it cannot be rearranged.

So Canadians are caught between a rock and a hard place,

And we can’t change Trudeau’s Charter of Rights or have it displaced,

And then it gets worse because no one seems to know what to do,

We need strong democratic leadership to push our way through.

We need referendums and death with dignity very soon,

To even mention these changes, is considered inopportune,

I can only imagine what separatists say about this,

But I don’t understand a word in French so I have to miss.

SEPT 17^TH, 2012

WHAT DEMOCRACY? SEPT 16TH, 2012

What Democracy? Sept 16^th, 2012

By

James Bredin

Media moguls announce our democracy every day,

It’s only natural because this is Canada, they say,

Even though we’re not allowed to elect someone to our Senate,

So much for our democracy on our Canadian planet.

And appointees to the Supreme Court come from a secret list,

So secret that we are forbidden to read, help or assist,

And death with dignity is completely and utterly forbidden,

They did it to Sue Rodriguez and the reasons were hidden.

We have no recall for drunken or idiot politicians,

These aristocrats can’t be recalled because of their positions,

Therefore they want to maintain the political status quo,

So much for our democracy in this political game show.

Sept 16^th, 2012

CHECK THIS

THINGS WE DON'T HAVE SEPT 15TH, 2012

THINGS WE DON’T HAVE SEPT 15TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

If we have a useless politician that we would rather, go away,

We don’t have recall even if they do nothing but stay,

We can’t elect our High Court or prime minister by name,

And nothing can be changed and we can’t or don’t dare complain.

And death with dignity is banned and never-never allowed,

By our secret-list appointed high-up Supreme Court crowd,

Sue Rodriguez got the word, with fatal Lou Gehrig’s disease,

She was, point blank, refused death with dignity if you please.

We don’t have set-date elections so we really don’t know,

What and when is in our future, so we learn to kowtow,

We can’t put an oil pipe across the Rockies for some reason,

Am I missing something here or is it not the right season?

SEPT 15^TH, 2012

STEPHEN SEPT 14TH, 2012

STEPHEN Sept 14^th, 2012

By

James Bredin

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, please bring about some change,

Or you might be remembered like Joe Clark and why is that strange?

Because like him, the system remains more or less the same,

Counting lots of appointees from secret lists with added names.

So Stephen, I know, you’re up against it but please, at least try,

Or without much dignity, many of us will get sick and die,

And binding referendums, like the Swiss, would be great,

Set-date elections would be good too and no need for a great debate.

And while you’re at it, completely cancel the parole board,

They are setting  murderers and others free who have scored,

Okay, we need a new Constitution to get these changes,

Ask our friends, who, how, when for these changed arrangements.

Sept 14^th, 2012