Zero, None, Not Any

As Washington has no common sense,
Zero, none, not any, minus, not a drop,
A pressing need is to take some Common Sense to Washington,

But the only way to get Common Sense is to Washington,
Is to have people outside vote directly on issues, like the finances,
Then have those outside votes forced or smuggled in,
For any representative politician who votes for Common Sense in Washington,
Is shot, castrated or sterilized as soon as he or she comes walking in.
As Common Sense is not allowed in Washington,
It’s an unwritten law that it shall not come in,
As there is a Prohibition on Common Sense thinking,
Much like the one that used to be against drinking,
Who does it secretly obtains it, then locks the door of his room to think it,
Or they’ll call the Black Maria and take him to the station,
For daring to use Common Sense in the capitol of the nation,
Oh, horrors! What a crime against the politicians!

For Common Sense in Washington is the ultimate and unforgivable sin,
And who does it will be laughed at, penalized, and ostracized,
In some way or maybe in an indirect way,
If you dare to bring it in or use it,
But as the government has a certain need of it sometimes,
Those fortunate enough to be living and voting outside the Beltway,
Must be counted on to check and balance the sick ones inside the Beltway,
And even then it may work only now and then,
(Which is an improvement on the usual “sanity never and that forever,”)
And will enough Common Sense to influence something as big as Washington,
Sometimes, just sometimes, make it in.

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