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Washington — The Justice Department has joined in the call for American citizens to buy plenty of duct tape in the weeks to come. In addition to sealing windows and other openings from chemical invasions during this Orange Level threat, Attorney General John Ashcroft says there are other uses for duct tape that will make citizens feel more secure.

Among Ashcroft’s suggestions are:


• Mark any old growth forests or other environmental treasures near you with pieces of duct tape to alert terrorists that these should be afforded a mercy killing before Bush administration environmental policies allow them to rot.

• Keep plenty of duct tape around for low-cost health care. Duct tape can be handy in bandaging and healing injuries for the vast populations that will no longer have access to doctors and medical facilities.

• Duct tape can create a low-cost, high pain chastity belt for any young women who violate Bush administration “just say no,” goals.

• Place a layer of duct tape across the first amendment to the constitution where there is any mention of freedom of assembly or speech. “This is particularly valuable to misguided citizens in the New York area who might be tempted to be on the side of the terrorists, instead of with us when we bomb Iraq,” Ashcroft noted.

• Another layer of duct tape should be placed over the words “freedom of religion” in the constitution. “You can write on a piece of duct tape the words “freedom to worship anyone, as long as it is Christ,” Ashcroft noted.

• The implied right to privacy no longer exists, Ashcroft noted, so duct tape should cover the fourth amendment as well. “Once we pass the latest version of the Patriot Act, no one will ever be bothered by the threat to privacy of a supermarket club card,” Ashcroft said proudly.

• That part of the constitution that may refer to “unreasonable search and seizures” and “speedy trials,” and other assorted peace-time frivolities should also be covered in duct tape,” Ashcroft said.

• Make sure that no duct tape covers up the remaining second amendment to the constitution, the only worthwhile segment of the Bill of Rights. “By the time we get through this Iraqi deal, North Korea and parts of San Francisco and the Village, we are likely to require a lot of militias,” Ashcroft predicted.

• If there is enough duct tape remaining you may consider yourself personally deputized in the struggle against terrorism and apply tape repeatedly over any loudmouthed peaceniks, traitors or other opponents of the administration. Once these felons are securely taped, you may point them to the Revised Edition of the US Constitution.



   

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