Persons of Conviction

Tristan Robert Lange


Notice of absence from Tristan Robert Lange
Life is full of seasons. This is a season of transition for me, where I will be moving with my family to a new location. As such, with much logistics to consider, I am doing my best to keep up. Please know if I accidentally don't respond, it is not because I am ghosting or becoming distant. Once things settle after the move, I am sure life will return to some normalcy. In the meantime, and always:

Read 👓, Write ✍️, Rise 🌅, Realize 🤯.

Tristan 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛
The prosecution has made its case,
The defense countered and rested.
 
Since it has been determined
That corporations are persons,
With certain inalienable rights
Bestowed upon them by God,
 
I hereby decree that they 
Be free in whatever
Religious decisions they make
In honor of their faith
And in the goodness
Of their hearts.
 
Let it also be known,
That they, like every person,
Have the freedom to
 
Exercise their rights,
So long as it does
Not impede or hinder
The freedom of others
To life, liberty,
And the pursuit of
 
Happiness.
 
Therefore,
Being that we the People,
Find you guilty of
Restricting equitable
Human reproductive access
To reproductive health care—

And being we find you guilty
Of discriminatory policies
Against sex and gender,
 
It is our sovereign duty
To decree that 
The Lobby’s Hobby—
 
All 1,001 locations—
 
Are in violation of code 777
And are remanded
 
Without bail,
Immediately,
 
Chance for parole in ten years.
 
Bailiff.
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved. 
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, August 8, 2026.
 
Tittu
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  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    a masterful write and a fav

  • Syd

    Hi Tristan, very clever satire. The big corporations deserve locking up in my opinion. Well thought out and I love the ending.

    - Syd 🍄



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