US Government

I got a letter from the government The other day, I opened and read it It said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me given' a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn About a brother like me and myself
Because they never did I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute It occurred to me, the suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run But a brother like me begun, to be another one Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all To criticize me some crime

The Constitution

It all begins here. Except it doesn't - we need to go back to the Articles of Confederation (1777) and the Declaration of Independence (1776). Before we can decide whether the Constitution works, we need to know what it was originally for and if those parameters still apply. And if they don't, what that means.

The Legislature

The Legislature is there to represent, hold to account and to create legislation. Simple. Except it struggles to do all of those things but it may be that that is the point.

The Executive

The impossible job, thankfully.

The Judiciary

This is where it all ends.