Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Civil Disobedience

When peaceful protest fails to get our attention, violence should come as no surprise.

If an ordinance prohibiting commonly-practiced behavior is unenforced or unenforceable (anti-sodomy statutes, et al), it undermines the legal system by creating a society of scofflaws.

Rules firmly and consistenty enforced may incite rebellion; Rules not firmly and consistently enforced invite rebellion.

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