Then they came for me
Late, but, better late than never.
Imagine for a moment that Mr. Huckabee is talking about something other than smoking, what if he were talking about banning something else, anything else. For the sake of argument, let's ban the consumption of alcohol in public places. There would be no more drunk drivers. Look at the number of lives that would be saved.
Now that we have alcohol taken care of, let's ban something else. Oh, I know, candy, ALL candy. Candy causes obesity and tooth decay. This one even saves our teeth!
After we get done with "threats to our health," we'll need to go after those horrible Mormons. After all, they "believe that Christ is the brother of Satan." We can't have anyone in "our" country believing such a thing.
Before you cast your vote, remember this very poignant poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller:
"In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist;
"And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist;
"And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew;
"And then . . . they came for me . . . And by that time there was no one left to speak up. "
