Your Oath, Your Choice

 

TO OUR REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES

The principles of our republic are under direct assault. We are witnessing the careless dismantling of various branches of our government, the weaponization of our administrations of justice and security against political adversaries and our own citizens, and the swift erosion of our very democracy.

All the while, the office of the Commander in Chief is used by a former reality T.V. salesman to sell personal merchandise—cars, watches, Bibles, and even print currency with his image—while openly accepting and benefiting from vast sums of graft.

You, our elected officials, swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. As history is being written every day, you must remember this truth: You get to choose how your place in it will be documented.

Your choice is stark:

1. You can be one of the many representatives who chose to prostrate themselves in fear of retribution to the whims of a power-hungry autocrat, enabling his pursuit of personal gain and the dismantling of 250 years of democratic norms and the rule of law.
2. Or, you can be an elected official who affirmed the oath to the Constitution and chose to stand up, prioritizing the preservation of our democracy over party idolatry.

I strongly encourage you to self-determine your legacy, not as someone who helped dismantle one of the greatest democracies of the modern world, but as one who helped save it for future generations.

The moment for courage is now.

— Civis

October 2025

Patron of the Arts

I have decided 

that instead of buying books of poetry

I am going to check them out 

of the library first

That way if I can't understand them

I can just return it

and give someone else a chance

to figure them out

which will be much easier and cost effective

but will sadly put an end

to my delusion of considering myself 

a patron of the arts

when I stop leaving 

books of poems 

that only make sense 

to the author that wrote them

in the hallway near the elevator

so someone else 

can get confused 

for free

Ken Owen October 2025

Van Niddy Press

Journal: October 2025

 

With MTG’s new meds finally kicking in

maybe she could talk RFKjr

into putting them in

the Congress water coolers..?

10/09/25

Realizing the significance

of witnessing a resurrection

the adoring crowd sat in rapt attendance

filling the room with love

Maurice Tani Trio featuring Henry Salvia

Martuni’s, San Francisco, CA

10/09/25

Did you ever think you’d live to see 

our democracy devolve into a strange hybrid of

a kakistocracy full of sycophants

operating a blatant State socialist kleptocracy 

while directed by a fascist autocrat?

Me either.

10/13/2025

Each day social media A.I. bots send me beautiful ads 

of clothes I would like in a wide array of colors 

as a test of my resolve to not purchase 

things from China that don't really exist

10/14/2025