Massachusetts passed the homosexual marriage law which no responsible resident can obey. Is it O.K. to defy this obviously bad law?
2007-07-11 12:16:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Nobody's making you engage in a same sex marriage. Both of those heroes defied laws that they were forced to endure (as tax-paying citizens of the US) that were CLEARLY unconstitutional- Americans have a responsibility to challenge unjust laws through civil disobedience, but since nobody's making you do anything, and other people's private lives don't affect you, I'm not sure exactly what you're getting at.
2007-07-11 12:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by gilliegrrrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But I find this question a bit insulting. Obama will become the 44th president - up until this moment all 43 presidents before him have been white. So he's definitely very extraordinary in that sense. I think Martin and Rosa would feel just as proud of him as everybody who voted for him. Most of the world wanted Obama to win, that's not really something that has ever happened before. As for saying he's not really done much, give him a chance - Bush hasn't moved out of the White House yet. lol :-)
2016-05-19 23:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by charlie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you for real!
Who was violating the Constitution. The attack dogs.
And what "law" did Rosa Parks violate, not sitting in the back of the bus?
A moronic question if I have ever heard one. This rates right up there with the most stupid!
Perhaps they were acting under Constitutions like this:
[Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.] Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
June 2, 1784 NH Constitution!
2007-07-11 12:33:06 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignoring your premise that the law is bad, how exactly are you going to defy it?
Have a hetorsexual marriage? still legal
Be in a homosexual relationship and not get married? still legal
refuse to go to the wedding of a gay couple? that is your choice too
I guess really the only way you could defy the law would be to have sex with someone that is in a homosexual marriage and protest the allegation of adultry. Is that your plan b/c if it is not consentual it would be rape which is a very serious crime. But then again committing a serious felony that could result in you being in jail for the rest of your life may be worth doing if you feel that it is as evil of a law as segreation.
2007-07-11 12:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They didn't say you could defy the law with impunity. They said it is our responsibility to defy unjust laws and accept the consequences. Martin spent a lot of time in jail for his conscience. They never said it was ok to attack other people who disagreed with your views. Martin was a true believer in nonviolence.
So if you feel the law is truly unjust, you can refuse to marry your homosexual lover. Otherwise, you have a different problem.
2007-07-11 12:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. practiced what is called "Civil Disobedience". This is where a person intentionally violates a law to protest said law. The question of whether it is ok or not depends. In their case they had popular support and thus were vindicated in public for their stance. However others who have practiced civil disobedience in regards to causes that did not have popular support often face serious repercussions. The real question is not whether it is ok or not but whether you are prepared to suffer to prove your point or draw attention you your cause.
2007-07-11 12:26:09 · answer #6 · answered by levindis 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you want to defy the law then have at it just be ready to pay the price for your defiance. The two examples you gave were are you?
2007-07-11 12:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by al 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How are you defying it? It doens't affect you at all. It only allows same sex couples to get married.
2007-07-11 12:20:54 · answer #8 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defy it?
Are you wanting to engage in a gay marriage so you can NOT engage in it?
2007-07-11 12:19:36 · answer #9 · answered by Atavacron 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these people did teach us that if you think it is right you can do whatever you want and one day might be considered a hero
2007-07-11 12:18:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋