Why FISA matters

Again from a fellow Obama supporter trying to convince him to not support the pending FISA legislation in the Senate.

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Alexis N. Mueller "
Date: July 8, 2008 15:29:06 CDT
To: Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right
Subject: [SenatorObama-PleaseVoteAgainstFISA] Re: RE: Why Won't Barack Obama Call Me Personally and explain Every Single Policy Position He Has?

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Martin Niemöller's poem comes to mind. If you will allow me a slight variation (Original Poem):

First they came for my right of protection against illegal searches and seizures,
- but I had nothing to hide, so I did not speak out.
Then they came for my right to due process,
- but I was not accused, so I did not speak out.
Then they came for my right of habeas corpus,
- but I was not locked up, so I did not speak out.
And when they came for my freedom of speech, there was no way left for me to speak out.


Slippery slope, people. Slippery slope.
-Alexis N. Mueller