a republic, madam, if you can keep it

Republicans exult in discipline
the Party's will must motivate all acts
to think a private thought would be a sin
as grave as voting based upon the facts
the Sessions confirmation made no sense
he'd spurned his oath to execute the law
but fifty-one said 'aye' if you count Pence
the slimmest margin Congress ever saw
Executive amok has slipped his reins
our Founding Fathers' balances and checks
presume a president who's not insane
and grown-up congressmen who give a Heck
so far, the push-back's only from the press
a slender reed to save us from this mess