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You are missing the point of what I had said. My point is that we DO
have to obey the laws that we feel are unjust while we try to get those
laws changed. Getting arrested for a cause means nothing at all. It
is a personal statement and bears no weight in getting that law
changed. Not to mention the fact that you are now in jail and have
limited resources to fight the fight. <br>
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Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:56:50 -0700, Don Collier
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<pre wrap=""> In my opinion, every American has a duty to obey the law now matter how
unjust that we feel it is. There are ways to make your voice heard other
than breaking the law. We cant pick and choose which laws that we wish to
obey.
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What if a law passed by Congress or state legislature contradicts with
the Constitution? Or with a person's religion?
I heartily disagree with this -- people have a duty to do the "right
thing," and if that conflicts with the law, so be it. (Obviously,
people will disagree on what the "right thing" is...)
For example -- sections of the Patriot Act that give the government
additional powers to spy on library patrons. I won't hold it against a
librarian who follows the law, but I think it's a far better thing for
a librarian to refuse to comply with the law in protest.
We'd be in a sorry (sorrier?) state if Americans had always decided to
"obey the law, no matter how unjust" -- come to think of it, we'd
probably still be English subjects if that were the case.
Best,
Zonker
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