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This was posted today on Law-Lib, the listserv for the American Association of Law Libraries. "The Lovesong of A Radical Militant Librarian" Oh, I am just an RML I'm militant. I'm radical. I plot to thwart the FBI When I am on sabbatical. I hold the most bizarre beliefs, Perhaps they are exotic - Due process, law and privacy Can still be Patriotic That there are ways that we can fight Fanatics and their wrath And still stay free and not eject The baby with the bath When panic strikes, the pendulum Will often swing too far Like Robert Frost, I think we should Choose something like a star Let's not, with hearts as pure as snow Destroy what we would save You can't preserve our way of life If freedom's in the grave Our history will clearly show We often go too far McCarthy and the Black List And the camp at Manzanar Our saving grace - with passing time We recognize our sin This time, let's anticipate And not go plunging in Let's avoid the smallest step Upon the slippery slope. As corny as it sounds, we are Still mankind's greatest hope. We blunder, stumble, make mistakes Yet somehow, we still try. And many eyes still dance To see that banner in the sky. So let's be proud to be among The many who say "Wait, Let's think this through, let's not be rash." Before it is too late. If we and the FBI do not Agree, well, that's our right. It doesn't mean we don't support Our country in this fight. The disagreement is the thing that shows Our country's worth the cost. The blood, the lives, the tears, the sweat That we and ours have lost. So wear your button proudly Beause you're an RML And if some folks don't like it, well, They can go to...someplace else where discussions like this aren't permitted. Bob Ryan Hill, Farrer & Burrill Los Angeles (And, as always, the opinions expressed here are mine and not those of Hill, Farrer or Burrill, all of whom are deceased. Yet still patriotic.) Stephanie E. Fox Home Office: 732-493-6458 Cell: 732-331-2348 stephfox@eden.rutgers.edu -- Meg Sayago, Librarian Lehigh Valley Academy Bethlehem, PA sayagom@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------