We have the right and obligation to protest against any transgression that violates our rights or that endangers our well being. When the government of a free society starts to add restrictions to free people such as business regulations or gun restrictions, it not only violates our right to bear arms but then the government is reaching it's hand into our business. For example he ObamaCare Employer Mandate or “employer mandate” is a requirement …show more content…
For example Martin Luther King Jr, was the shinning example of peaceful protesting and as a direct result his protesting lead to the end of segregation. A key part of King’s vision, aside from a quest for racial equality, was the idea of non-violence; he refused to use violent actions in any of his protests, and taught his followers to do the same. Based on the principles of Gandhi, this factor of King’s beliefs and behavior was a major influence on society at the time. Police forces didn’t hesitate to use violence against demonstrators and protesters, but in the face of their quiet civil resistance, the overblown physical techniques of force and brutality lost their power. Martin Luther King was greatly responsible for the passing of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act for African Americans, both in the mid 1960s. Both of these acts literally changed American law so that African Americans could not be treated separately from whites. One of his most famous and memorable peaceful protest was the March on Washington where he delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech to over 250,000 people. His victories had a major impact on the United States and the