The Twelve Days of Christmas (Government Version)

by Laurence M. Vance

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On the first day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
A September 11th security fee.

On the second day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the third day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the fourth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the fifth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the sixth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the seventh day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Seven regulators a regulating.
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the eighth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Eight TSA goons a groping.
Seven regulators a regulating.
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the ninth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Nine CIA agents a torturing.
Eight TSA goons a groping.
Seven regulators a regulating.
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the tenth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Ten extraordinary renditions.
Nine CIA agents a torturing.
Eight TSA goons a groping.
Seven regulators a regulating.
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Eleven secret prisons.
Ten extraordinary renditions.
Nine CIA agents a torturing.
Eight TSA goons a groping.
Seven regulators a regulating.
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the government gave to me...
Twelve black ops missions.
Eleven secret prisons.
Ten extraordinary renditions.
Nine CIA agents a torturing.
Eight TSA goons a groping.
Seven regulators a regulating.
Six warrantless searches.
Five government czars.
Four spy cameras.
A $3 trillion budget.
A bill for two foreign wars.
And a September 11th security fee.

December 25, 2010

Laurence M. Vance [send him mail] writes from Pensacola, FL. He is the author of Christianity and War and Other Essays Against the Warfare State and The Revolution that Wasn't. His newest book is Rethinking the Good War. Visit his website.

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