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Victor Billot

An Ode for .. the US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court. Photo: Getty Images

The bard on an American tragedy

Your insides are now property of Uncle Sam. We decide what goes on in there, thank you Ma'am. We're pro-life round here. Now hand me that gun. Trump 2024 - our work has just begun.

Victor Billot has previously felt moved to compose Odes for such luminaries as Louise Wallace, Mike Hosking, Clarke Gayford, Brian Tamaki, and Garrick Tremain.

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