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    not fall inside the scope of the current laws. Peaceful displays of civil disobedience are courses of actions that can have

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    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

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    Katelyn Mehner Period 3A 9-27-15 Civil Disobedience Truly DisobedienceCivil disobedience is a form of protest in which protesters deliberately violate a law” (suber). It is a way for society to reform itself to reflect its current values while maintaining its fundamental ideals. Some may argue civil disobedience is a “slippery slope” leading to anarchy or it cannot be justified in a democracy. Civil disobedience‚ while not optimum‚ is a way to accomplish change with the intent of reform

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    Same-Sex Marriage should be legalized because denying same-sex marriage is a violation of religious freedom. In my honest opinion denying same-sex marriage is the ultimate denial of human rights; no society has the right to pass a law that denies a person from pure happiness. People think that legalizing same-sex marriage leads to bestiality‚ the common question usually supporting that ridiculous accusation is if we legalize same-sex marriage where does it stop? I can tell you right now that I have

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    Civil disobedience is the act of breaking the law as a form of peaceful protest. Some think that it might be ineffective because it takes long or too many people can get hurt‚ but if you include violence you can make the problem worse and could lose a lot more lives and get more people hurt. I think civil disobedience is an effective way to make change in society. Some ways that civil disobedience is effective is that can fight a bigger power‚ you can bring attention to the issue without violence

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    The ‘Right’ of Civil Disobedience I. Introduction Civil disobedience refers to a politically motivated breach of law designed either to contribute directly to a change of a law or of a public policy‚ or to express one’s protest against‚ and dissociation from‚ a law or public policy. Examples include the American Civil Rights Movement‚ and the fight against South African apartheid. There has been much academic discussion regarding the ‘right’ of civil disobedience and its justifications

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    An Inappropriate Relationship Marriage is legally defined as a union between a man and a women unified until death do them part. The bible describes marriage as a sacred bond between a man and a woman before God. Therefore‚ same sex marriage is not applicable legally nor religiously in the United States. It’s meaning remains clear the same in both legal and religious definitions. I do not agree with same sex marriage because it confuses children and it complicates government laws. I do agree that

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    Civil Disobedience: An Act Which Citizens have the Moral Obligation to Complete Laws are created in order to protect and keep the common good in society. However‚ what if a person finds a law unjust; should they obey the law anyways or should they ignore it because they feel it goes against the common good? If a law is unjust‚ the people in that society should have the moral obligation to disobey the law. Of course‚ there are limitations as what is deemed unjust. A person cannot go against the law

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    advocate for civil disobedience and those who support violent protests. The latter‚ is nothing more than a flawed contradiction.

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    Civil disobedience is defined as “refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government”(Merriam-Webster). This can also be stated as peacefully breaking laws that are seen as unjust. America’s government is built on the people being able to criticize the government publicly without being punished. Actions that are taken that would qualify as civil disobedience are intended to generate a reaction‚ ideally

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