Although moral protest can have beneficial consequences for society, the very act of civil disobedience “undermines our democratic processes” (Van Dusen, 192). This is because civil disobedience goes against the very foundation of our government. A democracy can change, but it must change through “the decisions of courts and the laws of elected assemblies” (Van Dusen, 192). This is not to say that civil disobedience has no place in society, it can be acceptable. In the case of the Boston Tea Party, civil disobedience was a good course of action because there was “no court system to dispose of injustices” (Van Dusen, 190). Van Dusen maintains a very Hobbesian idea in regards to morals in society and their impact on
Although moral protest can have beneficial consequences for society, the very act of civil disobedience “undermines our democratic processes” (Van Dusen, 192). This is because civil disobedience goes against the very foundation of our government. A democracy can change, but it must change through “the decisions of courts and the laws of elected assemblies” (Van Dusen, 192). This is not to say that civil disobedience has no place in society, it can be acceptable. In the case of the Boston Tea Party, civil disobedience was a good course of action because there was “no court system to dispose of injustices” (Van Dusen, 190). Van Dusen maintains a very Hobbesian idea in regards to morals in society and their impact on