CANADIAN POLITICAL CHANGE FORBIDDEN

By
JamesBredin.com

Prostitution and marijuana legislation is a no,
They are mostly lawyers and how do you think they make their dough,
Therefore the system will stay the same and no changes allowed,
Without those terrible sins or changes, we all have to feel proud.



Our establishment feels secure because there’s nothing we can do,
No binding referendums or recall or hullabaloo,
Not even set date or mid term elections so we wait and wait,
Maybe next year or the year or the year after that with the fourth estate.



Even the UN banned us from their Security Council place,
It looks like our politicians can’t even make it to first base,
We are not even required to vote so most of us don’t,
Why do we want changes and our politicians refuse and wont?

Jan 31st, 2010

WE’RE BUSY AT THE MOMENT
By
JamesBredin.com

"Your call is important to us so please hold the line,"
Because up here in Ottawa we feel up on top and very divine,
And you are probably one of those who didn’t bother to vote,
That’s fine with us so I think we’ll have to put you on remote.

We’re going to appoint some Supreme Court judges early next week,
And more senators after that which you never can critique,
Then of course, we’ll appoint some members of the parole board,
They are all excellent establishment members and now they’ve scored.

Propositions and binding referendums, as you know are banned,
No recall or influence on politicians with slight of hand,
Proportional representation is out for first past the post,
We’re busy at the moment and we’re totally engrossed.

Dec 30th, 2010

CANADIANS NEED DIRECT DEMOCRACY
By
JamesBredin.com


Canadians need direct democracy where the few do vote,
I realize that this idea is particularly remote,
We could force our politicians to change laws and pay heed,
With binding referendums where Canadians are all agreed.



But our established elites want nothing rearranged or changed,
That means that binding referendums will be looked on as strange,
Plus no set-date or mid term elections allowed in this land,
With participatory democracy and propositions banned.



Establishment types hate plebiscites because it might interfere,
Where they occupy the private-club high ground and are sincere,
Among civil servants, appointees, politicians and judges,
Information on the Internet might not get many nudges.

Dec 29th, 2010

HAS THE UN GONE OVER THE DEEP END?
By
James Bredin

The UN was a great organization when it started out,
But that was a lifetime ago and now we have some doubt,
Different and odd groups seem to have taken UN control,
They seem to have a very Durban III attitude and goal.

Politically correct media reluctant to find fault,
Seldom mentioned the Durban II anti Israeli assault,
And their Durban III effort next year makes no sense at all,
New York is a fairly peaceful place so no need for to a brawl.

I’m not sure how much of the UN is under their control,
Has anyone ever done a UN public opinion poll?
9/11 and Durban II on that same weekend long ago,
Am I missing something here or is there something I don’t know?

Dec 29th, 2010

A NEED TO GO TO WAR
By
James Bredin


We seem to have a need to go to war though I don’t know why,
Maybe it’s human nature though there’s the chance we might die,
And peace can be dull compared to the excitement of a war,
Lots to explore over there with guns and medals and esprit de corps.



And the various religious types never say that war is wrong,
So we all go off, dressed up, to the tune of some marching song,
Journalists writing pages and taking pictures as we march,
While politicians nod their heads at meetings as they scratch.



Which proves that the United Nations is absolutely no good,
They don’t seem to want to do anything even if they could,
Would anyone notice if we finally marched out of that place?
Left a useless empty seat right in their useless UN face.

Dec 28th, 2010

HOW DO WE GET SOME CHANGES?
By
James Bredin


Our politicians go up to Ottawa to hide out and pretend,
But nothing changes and Canadians still can’t comprehend,
Because we don’t have recall or mid term or set-date elections,
Less than half bother to vote for democratic corrections.



No binding referendums or propositions are allowed,
No assisted suicide like the Swiss and we have to feel proud,
No plebiscites or proportional representation so take notes,
It’s first-past-the post though the opposition can have more votes.



No mid term elections because we don’t have a mid term,
We have Trudeau’s Charter which refugees and terrorists affirm,
Though the UN banned us from their Security Council station,
They seem to look at Canada as a sleep walking nation.

Dec 27th, 2010

CURSED BY TRUDEAU’S CHARTER
By
James Bredin

Sleep-walking nation with soft-on-crime judges sitting on the bench,
Some are educated even bilingual in English and French,
But too many are politically correct to a fault,
The few that are real good never get a media exult.



Are prisoners given easy early release because of small jails?
Is this significant or should we is bother with details?
Why does the media believe that everything is fine?
It’s all politically correct and nothing in decline.



Unfortunately we are cursed they with Trudeau’s Charter of Rights,
Which politicians and the Supreme Court cannot rewrite.
At least, that’s what they say, which doesn’t seem correct
Is there such a thing as a dictator that we could elect?

Dec 26th 2010

Access to Information
By
James Bredin

Big Brother federal politicians want to hide all their stuff,
They feel that their constituents already know enough,
They are committed to their party line no matter what,
So if it’s not in the party agenda it’s not worth a lot.



And the Access To Information Act is a complete farce,
Though the information that politicians have is very sparse,
No binding referendums or recalls are ever allowed,
You can’t change things or vote for a senator so feel proud.



Proportional representation is banned for first-past-the-post,
Even though the opposition had more votes to count and boast,
This is the reason why less than half Canadians vote,
Something wrong with the system while the first-past-the-post gloat.

Dec 24th, 2010

HOW LONG DOES THIS SEDATION LAST?
By
James Bredin

Senators and Governor Generals are all appointed,
And we are expected to show that we are not disappointed,
And dumb politicians can’t be recalled because that’s not allowed,
The system is great, they say and we are compelled to feel proud.

Where all terrorists and prisoners have Trudeau’s Charter Rights,
All the way to the appointed Supreme Court with their legal fights,
And political candidates with the most votes have always won,
Though the combined votes of the loosers was more but no reruns.

And without binding referendums, nothing is allowed to change,
Democracy with no proportional representation strange,
Is this a graphic illustration of a sleep walking nation?
How do we get out of this form of political sedation?

Dec 23rd 20

LESS THAN HALF CANADIANS VOTE
By
James Bredin


Canadians have no requirement or obligation to vote,
Politicians seem to like it this way on their gravy-train boat,
Add that to first-past-the-post election system and take a note,
The combined loosers almost always have many more votes.



Proportional representation is frowned upon by these elites,
They like this strange set system and they want to keep their seats,
No binding referendums, no recall in this desperation,
Your call is important to us but are you a relation?



Add these problems to the illusion of party politics fix,
Plus tax-and-spend travelling politicians with economic tricks,
Then an abortion clinic on each street for population growth,
And no assisted suicide because of Hippocratic oath

Dec 22nd 2010

We cut turf at Lisycasey

By

James Bredin

We cut turf at Lisycasey when I was a boy,
Wore heavy woolen sweaters and short pants of corduroy,
We left the turf soft and wet in the sun to get hard as a rock,
Came back a week later to foot it up in a circular block,
To catch additional wind and dry and harden even more,
Never had or wore gloves and our hands were always quite sore.

We hitched a ride in a lorry going out the Kilrush Road,
And then walked the winding bog road for miles with our load,
We used a heavy spade with one side called a "shlawn" by the Gaels,
Backbreaking work but we needed turf to stay warm and prevail,
Because in those rough war times, coal could not be had or bought,
Not for heating houses but ironworks where a war was being fought.

The bog was a swampy quiet place with no trees and few birds,
Fewer people far away working wearily alone without words,
But the quiet tranquility of the bog was sometimes broken,
By flying Constilations heading out for the Atlantic Ocean,
From Rinanna to Gander they had enough fuel for one hop,
Then onto New York for their final destination stop.

And now I read the bog and all that world has completely changed,
New houses, improved economy and everything rearranged,
And young people from Ennis now live and commute back and forth,
Where I cut turf, boiled the billycan and had a turf fort,
At the end of the day we hitched a ride back into town,
Tired and weary, though I seldom if ever saw a frown.

JAILS FOR PROFIT
BY
James Bredin

If the Americans can have jails for profit, why can't we?
Is there any way we could get our politicians to agree?
Because it is extremely expensive to keep a man in jail,
And there must be a cheaper way to do it in great detail.



Why do we call them correctional facilities instead of jails
Is it our early release system, the good food or our easy bails?
Is there something we need to know to improve our organization?
The huge expense, the overcrowding without an explanation.



Why is this subject so shunned by our comfortable politicians?
Unfortunately we have Trudeau’s Charter and soft conditions,
Without referendums or recall so nothing will be done,
Can’t have jails for profit and no questions please, so they won.

Dec 20th, 2010

YOU NEVER NEED TO VOTE
By
James Bredin


There’s an important date some time in your future when you will die,
Those among us who may be old and sick may already know why,
But no one is allowed suicide in order to change that date,
But for those in great pain and sorrow, euthanasia could be great.



Holland, Switzerland and Oregon have changed but we’re not allowed,
In most polite societies it cannot be mentioned out loud,
Most priests, ministers and politicians are completely opposed,
Not questioned in Parliament because this subject is closed.



Neither do we have set-date elections and no one is appalled,
And we don’t have binding referendums or political recall,
Your call is very important to us so please stay on the line,
In our first past the post you don’t have to vote any time.

Dec 19th, 2010

THE JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT

By
James Bredin

The Juvenile Offenders Act gives soft-on-crime judges an out,
While the names of young criminals don’t get published throughout,
The statisticians do surveys that say everything is fine,
And it doesn’t matter who got off with a whole bunch of crime.



The people don’t have referendums nor required to vote,
And young criminals know they can get away with it and gloat,
The height of political correctness with lawyers by the score,
Nodding and waving as the criminals walk out the courtroom door.



Are we the only people in the world with these stupid laws?
As the judges, the lawyers and the pink socialists applause,
Where can we find a politician that really means what he says?
How do we go about getting binding referendums these days?

Dec 17th, 2010

FIRST PAST THE POST

By
James Bredin


We should have a law that requires all Canadians to vote,
So looser politicians cannot feel so pompous and remote,
Because what the system of first-past-the-post denotes,
That the winner can win with a small proportion of the votes.



It’s all very nice if there are only two politicians running,
But if there are three or more the results could be stunning,
Because the combined votes of the loosers can be much more,
But the winner takes all and the constituents should deplore.



Therefore the majority of people are not represented,
And they are not allowed to show that they are discontented,
And the system can’t be changed because this is how it’s arranged,
Many many looser politicians who want nothing to change.

Dec 17th, 2010

BOOZE AND MARIJUANA
By
James Bredin


Booze is legal now but marijuana is still a major crime,
A bit different than our booze prohibition once upon a time,
And just as marijuana charges fill the criminal courts now,
Booze charges filled the liquor courts then and most of us felt proud.



But booze prohibition had to be abandoned long ago,
This of course stopped the mafia from making too much dough,
But now we have this drug cartel in Mexico taking charge,
Killing and making money hand over fist by enlarge.



There is a tendency to look at this as all Mexican stuff,
Their problem; let them look after it and that should be enough,
But the illegality of marijuana here is the cause,
Folk are getting killed, directly and indirectly and just because.

Dec 17th, 2010

Sadness Sadness Sadness
By
James Bredin


Our isolated party politicians seldom speak out of turn,
Their hidden party agenda is something we don’t know and can’t learn,
But someone in Ottawa should do or say something that makes sense,
So that we the people can appear to be not so dense.



Where without any set-date elections, we have to wait and wait,
Neither can we show any emotions here such as fear or hate,
And how do we go about getting a national alteration?
Or first-past-the-post replaced by proportional representation.



Are we a graphic illustration of a sleep-walking nation?
Without binding referendums or recall in desperation,
Should Supreme Court judges be feminist and bilingual too?
Legal abortions as you know or have I misconstrued?

Dec 16th, 2010

ILLEGAL MARIJUANA
By
James Bredin

Canadians, Mexicans and Americans should do it now,
Radical approach to a serious drug problem somehow,
I realize that this idea may be far ahead of its time,
And pompous politicians may not want to fall in line.



We have to legalize illegal marijuana and do it soon,
It can be grown to give tobacco farmers an opportune,
This could end the house grow ups and border problems, raging now,
Clear a lot of courtroom space too if we can figure out how.



We could meet in some small town somewhere off the beaten track,
Away from the pompous and religious media flak,
Set up national dates and times and the when and the where and how,
And figure out our next move as we go on from there somehow.

Dec 16th, 2010