On the first day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the second day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the third day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the fourth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the fifth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the sixth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the seventh day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Expression of opinion,

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the eighth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Habeus corpus,

Expression of opinion,

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the ninth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Private banking records,

Habeus corpus,

Expression of opinion,

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the tenth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Secure communications,

Private banking records,

Habeus corpus,

Expression of opinion,

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

Freedom from torture,

Secure communications,

Private banking records,

Habeus corpus,

Expression of opinion,

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, George Dubya took from me

The means for self-defense,

Freedom from torture,

Secure communications,

Private banking records,

Habeus corpus,

Expression of opinion,

A jury of my peers,

Freedom from random searches,

The right to a lawyer,

Presumption of innocence,

Freedom of travel, and

The last shreds of my dignity.