veiled4allah: Then They Came for Me (updated version) veiled4allah: Then They Came for Me (updated version)Then They Came for Me by Stephen F. Rohde, Esq.
First they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Muslim.
Then they came to detain immigrants indefinitely solely upon 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 had stopped participating in any groups.
Then they came for anyone who objected to government policy because it 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.
Stephen Rohde, a constitutional lawyer and President of the ACLU of Southern California, is indebted to the inspiration of Rev. Martin Niemoller (1937).
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I posted this to my blog because I thought it was a good reminder: if we see something wrong, we need to speak up about it, even if only a few people are listening.
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What's "pundit blogging" though?
Our ancestors were immigrants, too, and nobody liked them either when they first came. Eventually, we all learned to get along, and I have faith that one day it will be as unremarkable to be a Muslim-American as it is to be an Irish-American. Hope it doesn't take too long.
Yes, I have generally had very positive experiences with ordinary Americans. It's the government that worries me.
God bless you.