Liberty?
\nby cricketjeff on March 30, 2008.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nWhen William came from Normandy,
\nHe swore to keep the English free
\nOf course it cannot be denied,
\nThe cheating bastard simply lied
\nBut still the scroll exists to show –
\nThe rules were there for all to know.<\/p>\n
King John was made at Runnymede
\nTo put a cap upon his greed.
\nAcknowledging, in Magna Carta,
\nEven Kings will have to barter;
\nFoundation of all civil rights
\nAnd used in many legal fights.<\/p>\n
Torture banned in ancient times,
\nTrial by Jury marked in rhymes.
\nOlly Cromwell went too far
\nAs rising parliamentary star.
\nThe final nail it can be reckoned
\nWas getting rid of James the second.<\/p>\n
Dead Queen Anne the last to say,
\nTo English people, rudely, Nay!
\nSince then our rights have grown apace
\nAs we’ve looked tyrants in the face.
\nFor ninety years now girls have voted
\nBut now the bureaucrats are bloated.<\/p>\n
Without a vote we give away
\nPowers we’ll need another day.
\nA referendum promised clear
\nhas been abandoned out of fear.
\nThe Lisbon Treaty may just be
\nThe death of English Liberty!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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