June 23, Power to Obstruct  (parody to ‘Power in the Blood’ hymn)

June 23, Power to Obstruct  (1)

 

Mitch filibustered the voting rights bill.

He loves to obstruct, loves to obstruct.

Mitch told the liberals to go take a pill.

For he’ll use his power to obstruct.

 

Chorus:  There is power, power, legislative power,

To obstruct every bill.

There is power, power, wonderworking power,

Filibustering a bill.

 

Voter suppression is part of states’ rights;

Which Mitch won’t obstruct, he won’t obstruct.

But if you want to discuss voting rights,

McConnell is sure to obstruct.

 

He has power, power, filibuster power,

To defy voters’ will.

He has power, power, great obstructive power,

Filibustering a bill.

 

The black vote is growing; that must be addressed.

With power to obstruct, power to obstruct.

Let Red States pass laws to keep black votes suppressed.

Which Congress must never obstruct.

 

There is power, power, legislative power,

To suppress voters’ wills.

There is power, power, wonderworking power,

Filibustering all bills.

 

Republicans lose when the vote’s free and fair.

So, they must obstruct, they must obstruct.

Suppress, gerrymander; it’s open warfare.

Rely on the power to obstruct.

 

Use your power, power, legislative power,

To suppress voters’ wills.

Use your power, power, great obstructive power,

In restrictive voting bills.

 

Republicans lose when the vote’s fair and free.

So they must obstruct, they must obstruct.

And what they have done is no great mystery.

They’ve passed lots of bills to obstruct.

 

They’ve used power, power, legislative power

To ignore voters’ wills.

They’ve used power, power, great obstructive power,

In suppressive voting bills.

 

Restrict voting rights and democracy dies

Minority rule with power to obstruct.

And it’s all founded on Donald Trump’s lies.

Filibustering power to obstruct.

 

They’ve used power, power, legislative power,

To suppress voters’ wills.

There is power, power, autocratic power.

When you kill voting rights bills.

 

  • May be sung to “Power in the Blood,”  Lewis E. Jones, 1899