" . . . and I did not speak out."

"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Jew
And then they came for me--
and there was no one left to speak for me." ---Niemoller


Here is another way of saying this in short:

When they came to take away the right to own high capacity magazines for guns I did not speak out--
because I didn't have a need for high capacity magazines.
And then they told me I could no longer homeschool or buy Christian curricula for my kids--
and there was no longer weight behind my words or anyone else words. No one left to stand because our liberties are gone.

The legislation that liberals are trying to bring up may not effect tons of people but that is not the point. What will it be next? Will it be one of the rights I hold dear? Read the except from the article below. Here is what got my attention  "Yarmuth says this measure is one of the least controversial attempts at gun control to prevent future massacres." That's how they do it  . . . start with the stuff that won't ruffle so many peoples feathers! We have to make sure we're not sleeping through all this. What will it be next or 30 years from now?

Excerpt taken from:
Article: wfpl.org

Congressman John Yarmuth Backs Bill to Ban High-Capacity Ammo Magazines

By Phillip M. Bailey

"The measure would ban the sale or transfer of firearms that hold more than 10 rounds. Supporters point out that some gun magazines have 100 or more rounds.
Yarmuth says this measure is one of the least controversial attempts at gun control to prevent future massacres.
'These magazines serve no legitimate sporting purpose or even self-defense purpose. They are only there for mass killing,' he says."
  
Can't help it . . . have to requote one of the stanza's of The God's of the Copybook Headings by Rudyard Kipling.

"When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: 'Stick to the Devil you know.'"

The kids and I quoted this stanza to our chiropractor the other day because it fit with our conversation. He really liked it. 

If you want to read a book that speaks of some of the techniques the Nazi's used to take over the rights of the German people read Eric Metaxas book Bonhoeffer . Extraordinary biography. I wish I could remember what chapter it was specifically that speaks of the underhandedness but it is in the first half of the book that writes of the way they changed laws, etc. I'm still reading the book and when completed I'll write about it. The book reaches deep into you. 


Eric Metaxas says of Bonhoeffer "He seemed to want to warn everyone to wake up and stop playing church. They were all sleepwalking toward a terrible precipice! But few took him seriously. For many, Bonhoeffer was only one of those bespectacled and over serious academic types, with a good dose of religious fanaticism in the bargain."





Ahhh, no more tonight. My thoughts are down, now rest.