Post #168579 by new2tiki on Tue, Jun 28, 2005 7:35 PM

OK, I'm probably risking offending the Tiki Gods (or Hanford) here, but I'm going to post this anyway. This was authored by a good friend of mine, who also happens to be the head of an organization I belong to. His name is John Carr--Google him if you care. Otherwise, read, and beware.

First they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't
a Muslim.

Then they came for the immigrants, detaining them indefinitely solely on
the certification of the attorney general, and I didn't speak up because I
wasn't an immigrant.

Then they came to eavesdrop on suspects consulting with their attorneys,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a suspect.

Then they came to prosecute non-citizens before secret military
commissions, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a non-citizen.

Then they came to enter homes and offices for unannounced "sneak and
peek" searches, and I didn't speak up because I had nothing to hide.

Then they came to reinstate Cointelpro and resume the infiltration and
surveillance of domestic religious and political groups, and I didn't speak
up because I no longer participated in any groups.

Then they came to arrest American citizens and hold them indefinitely
without any charges and without access to lawyers, and I didn't speak up
because I would never be arrested.

Then they came to institute TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention
System), recruiting citizens to spy on other citizens and I didn't speak up
because I was afraid.

Then they came for anyone who objected to government policy because it
only aided the terrorists and gave ammunition to America's enemies, and I
didn't speak up ... because I didn't speak up.

Then they came for me, and by that time, no one was left to speak up.

Scott