dear mister cop,
don’t come stand near us or we’ll get a flogging
none of us want you here so please get away
don’t ask who’s in our houses, talking to our parents‘IT’S NONE OF YA FUCKEN BUSINESS,’ my mum said to say, because
‘WHEN A LAW OF A STATE IS INCONSISTENT WITH A LAW OF HUMANITY
THE LATTER SHALL PREVAIL,
AND THE FORMER SHALL,
TO THE EXTENT OF THE INCONSISTENCY,
BE INVALID’eeeeyah mum, get out here! this copper’s not leaving us alone!
see?
see?
we told you to get away
mum’s the law round here and she’s been studying your ways*
I DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK WITH YOU SIR AS YOU ARE A CROOK,
AN ANIMATED CORPSE
JANGLING ALONG TO THE SONG OF THE STATEYOU AIN’T A RATIONAL LAWMAN
NOR JUDGE OR JURY
AND I WANT YOU OFF OUR STREET WE OWNWE NEVER CEDED THIS LAND
NEVER SIGNED NO TREATYALL COURTS ARE NULL AND ALL COUNCILS VOID
I PAY MY TAXES
I PAY FOR YOU
YOU WORK FOR ME MAN
TRUE AS GOD, YES YOU DOI PAY FOR YOUR UNIFORM AND DONUTS AND GUNS
I OWN YOUR SHINY BADGE, SIR MISTER COPYOU’RE NOT LAWFUL HERE
NO JURISDICTIONYOU POLICE ARE ILLEGAL, MAKING UP LAWS
NO CONSENT TO YOUR SNIFFING AND PRYING
AROUND OUR SOVEREIGN HOUSING COMMISSIONI WILL FURTHER THIS COMPLAINT TO THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY
AS YOUR CONDUCT IS UNLAWFULTHIS IS OUR TRUE LAW THAT SITS OVER YOURS
THEN, NOW, AND FOR ALL-TIMES HENCEYOURS FAITHFULLY,
LA DI DA DI DA(GO SPREAD THE WORD, MY DAUGHTER)
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36.0: ELECTRONICA
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