[Novalug] FISA BIll on senate floor today

[Steven Fritsche]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote:
> Please call your Senate Rep today and state that you are against the FISA bill
> as it currently stands, and are against companies having immunity from
> prosecution for warrantless wiretaps.
>
> Also state that you would like your Rep to support the filibuster against the
> bill getting to vote.
>
> In Northern VA, here is who to call.
>
> Jim Webb
> Phone: 202-224-4024
>
> I'm pretty tired of having our rights thrown away, and in this case while I've
> done nothing wrong to mandate having a wiretap against me, I'm reminded of the
> old saying from the 40's:
>
> When they came and took the gipsies away, I didn't complain because I wasn't a
> gipsy
> When they came and took the catholics away, repeat above
> When they came and...
>
> You get the point.
>
> I hope no one is offended by this post.
>
> Jay
>

Offended by a call for political participation? I hope not.

BTW, the quote you included in your message is one of several
variations of the famous quote by the German anti-Nazi activist,
Pastor Martin Niemöller. The exact text of what Martin Niemöller said,
which appears in the Congressional Record, 14, October 1968, page
31636, is:

When Hitler attacked the Jews I was not a Jew, therefore I was not concerned.
And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and
therefore, I was not concerned.
And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not
a member of the unions and I was not concerned.
Then Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church — and there was
nobody left to be concerned.

Sorry for the digression. I love that quote.

-- 
Dr. Steve Fritsche
Department of Accounting
Howard University
202/806.1857