Guns and showtunes might not usually mix, but my girlfriend got me into them. (Commence whip sound. Any other theatre buffs here?)

 

Anyway I was listening to this Broadway show A Tale of Two Cities, based on the Dickens book, and my favorite song came on. For the first time ever, I realized it's very applicable to the state of the 2A here in Jersey. I think our legislators might be taking their cues from this song:

 

Working hard's fine for some

Lacking intellect or dumb

Slaving day and night's no way to lighten my load

Don't tell me to work an honest job

When it's easier to cheat and rob

Let another law-abiding slob take the high road.

 

There's just no honest way (x2)

 

There's no way you can thrive and keep honesty alive

Try to scale the moral peak and never backslide

Those with all the power in their hands

Get the law to bow to their demands

And the law abiding man just lands on his backside

The first paragraph is our corrupt legislators scoffing at we the people. The bolded portion reminds me of justifiable need....

 

 

 

Song available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXcC857ihk8

Actually, I enjoy show tunes. Gilbert and Sullivan's works are some of my favorites.

Similar to your post above, I just saw a local production of Les Miserables (I've seen it three times now).

 

These lyrics: 

"Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!"