I know some folks who love the law
And really I don’t mind it
Because they are enamored of
The law the way they find it
For them it’s a profession
Not a job or hobby
And they can quote you statutes
From the Code of Hammurabi
Of skilled interpretation,
They are devoted students
Respectful to the legacy
Of careful jurisprudence.
But our system has a problem
And one that’s plain to see
From those who treat the law
The way they want the laws to be
Judges who find powers
Or rights that they’ve created
Where nowhere in the canon
Are these rights enumerated
Next among the wanting
And here, there’s no dispute
Are prosecutors who decide
What they will prosecute
Block a major highway
That’s just inconvenient
Everyone can rest assured
The DA will be lenient
Prison for defacing
That would be enslavement
But shackles for the guy
Who hits the brakes on rainbow pavement
Dismantle all the prisons
Disconnect the chair
All we want’s a system
We can all agree is fair
