Why Is Civil Disobedience Permissible

I negate that civil disobedience, or “the refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government, or of an occupying international power”, according to the dictionary, should be permissible. The rule of law provides the necessary structure for maintaining justice. Civil Disobedience is not permissible for three reasons: It sabotages democratic process, is self-defeating, and although a part of history, that does not make it morally just.
Civil Disobedience is not permissible because it sabotages democratic process. Deliberately breaking the law violates the procedural rules that an operating democracy determines. These rules set limits on the manner in which participants may seek to influence community decision-making, are the foundation of a morally just government. By deliberately breaking its rules, the civil disobedient supplies a form of pressure unlawful in court, thereby negating the principle of the majority rule. In doing so, a state of war is created between the civil disobedient and his community, forcing the community to respond similarly, undermining and rendering inapplicable the democratic process.
Anti-abortion groups that bomb clinics see themselves as being civilly disobedient. The organization Christian Century published an article stating, “A shadowy group calling itself the Army of God has taken responsibility for the bombing of an abortion clinic in Alabama that killed one person.” This group sees itself as similar to many other mainstream groups. The practice of civil disobedience defeats its own purposes. If we desire liberty, we have an obligation to obey the law. Civil disobedience cannot be justified, therefore, because by being civilly disobedient, they are breaking the