Deluders of the People : AA satire of law, liberty, and the American power: AA satire of law, liberty, and the American power

By Marprelate, Martin

Book Id: WPLBN0100750886
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Reproduction Date: 10/29/2025

Title:	Deluders of the People : AA satire of law, liberty, and the American power: AA satire of law, liberty, and the American power
Author:	Marprelate, Martin
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, History of America, Satire: the illusion of freedom under law
Collections:	Authors Community, Adventure
Historic Publication Date:	2025
Publisher:	Martin Marprelate (Open Source)

Member Page:	Martin Marprelate
Citation APA MLA Chicago Marprelate, M. (2025). Deluders of the People : AA satire of law, liberty, and the American power. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
Deluders of the People offers a view of America through the eyes of its ghosts and entertainers: Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Washington Irving, George Washington, and Burfie—the talking device that knows your every move. Each voice joins the national trial, where laughter becomes testimony and politics performance. “Say Burfie before you say hello.” A satire that stages the republic as courtroom, studio, and confession booth.

Summary
Deluders of the People is a modern political satire written in the voice of the sixteenth-century pamphleteer Martin Marprelate. Part trial, part carnival, part late-night broadcast, it imagines America standing before its own court of conscience. Through humor and indictment, it asks what remains of liberty when law itself becomes performance.

Excerpt
Yankee Doodle bought the town. Yankee Doodle dandy— Bought the town and raised the rent, Ain’t the laws so handy? Yankee Doodle went to court, With a spiteful grudge; Slipped a dollar in his hand, And bought himself a judge. Yankee Doodle bought the vote, Voices all for sale; Every dollar gets to speak — The biggest stack prevail. Yankee Doodle made it law, Money talks the loudest; Build a mountain billions high, And buy yourself the proudest. Yankee Doodle found his voice, Cash became the measure; Justice weighs the dollar bills — The rich can sing forever.

Table of Contents
Welcome to the Inaugural First Annual Reunion of the Sons of Liberty of New York Theme: Who in the Herd is Heard? Please check your Burfies regularly for changes in the agenda. Registration (Casino) -- Johnny Carson & Washington Irving Opening (Auditorium) -- William Duer & Johnny Carson Break (Don’t miss the 1-Way Pavilion & singing Darth Vaders) Key Note Speech (Cathedral) Introduction -- Johnny Carson Keynote speaker -- John Knox Humblest award -- John Rodgers & Charles Inglis Break (Restrooms crowded – run! At least 1 on every floor) America the Beautiful (John Street Theatre) Break (Interview Johnny Carson) Sleepy Hollow -- Rip Van Wrinkle and the Apple Break (Concord K) (Thru Concords A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I) Wall Street Parade -- Johnny Carson, John Rodgers, Washington Irving, Andy Griffith, William Shakespeare, Albert Einstein, Alfred Hitchock, Pablo Picasso and Darth Vader. No Break Interview (O’Liargram) -- Johnny Carson, Charles Ishley, John Rodgers. America’s Dilemma! (Studio) -- Dick Cavett Break (serenade by the Young Republicans) Reckoning (Federal Building) -- America the Lost Aftermath (Supreme Court) -- the Lawsuit