First they came for the
fourth amendment,
and I did not speak out, because I didn't deal drugs.
Then they came for the
fifth amendment,
and I was silent because I owned no property involved in crimes.
Then they came for the
sixth amendment,
and I did not protest because I was innocent.
Then they came for the
second amendment,
and I said nothing because I didn't own a gun.
And then they came for the
first amendment,
and I could say nothing at all.
--author unknown
A sorely needed warning in these days when the average person thinks the CDA and DMCA are good laws. This poem is based on Pastor Martin Neimoeller's famous "First They Came for the Jews", adapting that warning to freedom of speech on the Internet.