“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech… or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” - Bill of Rights, First Amendment
The people are going to protest under any form of government. They are going to disobey the laws and gather together in an attempt to change policies to better fit their lifestyles. It is going to happen. America was built with disobedience, as was the government of almost every other country in the world. Breaking laws, refusing to concede to the unfair, allows change to shape a better future for the nation. In a free society, the people are allowed to express themselves in this way. If they do not agree with a policy, they have the right to petition for an alteration.
The American Revolutionaries, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King, Jr., understood this. However, the aforementioned also understood that violence is not always a necessary force for change. The first act against Great Britain in the American Revolution was a rather peaceful boycott and several attempts at a petition. It was the refusal of the British …show more content…
Henry David Thoreau’s work, Civil Disobedience, outlines the ideals of rebuffing the laws for a greater purpose. He further proved his belief in the form of protest by partaking in it; he spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his taxes in an attempt to show his disapproval for the war with Mexico. His act of peaceful protest, while ineffective in the prevention of warring with Mexico, portrayed an aspect of free society that is typically ignored - at least until it becomes necessary: the voluntary, individual act of reshaping the environment for the better. Through this rally of nonviolence, anyone can make a change. It promotes the democratic part of the United States Government where the people are in
The people are going to protest under any form of government. They are going to disobey the laws and gather together in an attempt to change policies to better fit their lifestyles. It is going to happen. America was built with disobedience, as was the government of almost every other country in the world. Breaking laws, refusing to concede to the unfair, allows change to shape a better future for the nation. In a free society, the people are allowed to express themselves in this way. If they do not agree with a policy, they have the right to petition for an alteration.
The American Revolutionaries, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King, Jr., understood this. However, the aforementioned also understood that violence is not always a necessary force for change. The first act against Great Britain in the American Revolution was a rather peaceful boycott and several attempts at a petition. It was the refusal of the British …show more content…
Henry David Thoreau’s work, Civil Disobedience, outlines the ideals of rebuffing the laws for a greater purpose. He further proved his belief in the form of protest by partaking in it; he spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his taxes in an attempt to show his disapproval for the war with Mexico. His act of peaceful protest, while ineffective in the prevention of warring with Mexico, portrayed an aspect of free society that is typically ignored - at least until it becomes necessary: the voluntary, individual act of reshaping the environment for the better. Through this rally of nonviolence, anyone can make a change. It promotes the democratic part of the United States Government where the people are in