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Then They Came for Me - by Stephen F. Rohde, a constitutional lawyer and President of the ACLU of Southern California, is indebted to the inspiration of Rev. Martin Niemoller (1937).

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.

MY VERSION vs THE ACLU'S ABOVE DOCTRINE

First they came for the 10 Commandments, and I did not speak up because the ACLU said they were unconstitional and violated "Separation of Church and State."

Then they came for the teaching of Creationism in our public schools and I did not speak up because the ACLU said that teaching Creationism violated "Separation of Church and State" and was unconstitutional.

Then they came for the prayers in our public schools and I did not speak up because the ACLU said that prayers violated "Separation of Church and State" and was unconstitutional.

Then they came for the traditional religious holiday displays in the public square, and I did not speak up because the ACLU said they violated "Separation of Church and State" and were unconstitutional.

Then they came for the Bibles in the Public Schools, Libraries, Hospitals, and any Bible carried or found in the Public Square, and I did not speak up because the ACLU said Bible's in public violated "Separation of Church and State" and were unconstitutional.

Then they came for the Christians who held religious public protests in the public square and I did not speak up because the ACLU said this violated "Separation of Church and State" and was unconstitutional.

Then they came for the Churchs' place of worship in the public square and I did not speak up because the ACLU said a public building held for worship violated "Separation of Church and State" and was unconstitutional.

Then they came for my children because I taught them Christianity and I did not speak up because the ACLU said I violated "Separation of Church and State" and teaching them this was unconstitutional.

Then they came for me for being a believer in God and I did not speak up because the ACLU said believing in God violated "Separation of Church and State" and this was unconstitutional.

Then God came for the ACLU.... Informing them that since HE IS THE HEAD OF "The Church" and they (the ACLU) claimed to speak for the State, and since there was a REAL separation in HIS Kingdom, (a Separation of Heaven and Hell), there was no one left to speak up for them.