The Shadow Dock

The Shadow Dock (et

For Stephen Paul Rutkowski

Ann Howe I fixed it Tina Heringer gets it.

Ok the justices on the Supreme Court believe they have life time appointments while they ignore the Constitution and history and precedent and -woopsie! the “lifetime” thing is also the Constitution and history and precedent- so you see where we are going with this?

Just a matter of time before the justices decide that public life is just too much trouble and how nice it will be to spend more time with the family.

Just sayin’.

Here’s a song totally unrelated to the Supreme Court. (What does the Court have to do with a back-alley shakedown?- how can a high-minded Supreme Court justice compare to a low-life pirate?)- but it’s as swank,suave’ and cutting as the last few decisions.

And both Court and malevolent pirate like to dock in the shadows, though the Court be aboard an oligarch’s yacht:

“Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has Alito
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight

You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old John Roberts, babe
So there’s never, never a trace of red

Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life, eek
And someone’s sneakin’ ’round the corner
Could that someone be ACB?

There’s a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don’tcha know
Where a cement bag’s just a-drooppin’ on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten, old Clarence, back in town

Now did ya hear ’bout Brett Kavanaugh? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now John Roberts spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?

Now Neil Gorsuch, ho, ho, yeah, Ginny Thomas
Ooh, Leonard Leo and old Harlan Crow
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Justice Roberts is back in town

I said Misses Roberts , whoa, Ginny Thomas
Look out to Miss Coney Barrett and old Harlan Crow
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Chief Roberts is back in town
Look out, Chief Roberts’ is back!