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To: SoldierDad; A CA Guy
Like I said from the first post, I haven't smoked weed since President George W's dad was in office. I have no dog in this fight. You don't need to be a victim of tyranny and selective prosecution before you tell the Gubmint to leave their subjects alone unless they are harming someone else directly.

When they came for the drinkers during Prohibition, I did not speak out, as I was not a drinker.

When they came for the employees of the oldest profession in the world, I did not speak out, as I had no interest in purchasing sex.

When they came for the purveyors of what was deemed to be "obscene" or "offensive", I did not speak out, as I was not a fan of entertainers like Lenny Bruce or Howard Stern.

When they came to ban the female mammary gland from TV, I did not speak out, because Brian Boitano told me not to.

When they came for the marijuana smokers, I did not speak out, as I was not a marijuana smoker.

When they came for the steroid users, I did not speak out, as I was not a steroid user.

When they came for the _______ (insert nominally objectionable behavior here), I did not speak out as I was not a _________ (fill in the blank).

When they came for the pornographers, I did not speak out, as I was not a pornographer.

When they came for the people who don't wear seatbelts, I did not speak out, as I always wore my seatbelt.

When they came for the gun owners, I did not speak out, as I was not a gun owner.

When they came for the gamblers, I did not speak out, as I was not a gambler.

When they came for the cigarette smokers, I did not speak out, as I was not a smoker.

When they came for the overweight and the obese, I did not speak out, as I was not overweight or obese.

When they came for the drinkers (again), I did not speak out, as I was not a drinker.

Then they came for me...and there was nobody left to speak out.

201 posted on 07/12/2007 5:42:28 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: SoldierDad; A CA Guy

PS: I tried sticking my head in the sand like an ostrich, and now I can’t enjoy a legal product on private property.

Actually, I still can, I just have to go to one of my friends’ bars that he owns where he still let people smoke cigarettes.


202 posted on 07/12/2007 5:45:46 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: Eric Blair 2084

Apparently, they came for raw milk too. Try finding raw milk these days. It’s practically a black market commodity.


207 posted on 07/13/2007 10:17:08 AM PDT by monkfan
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