The First Amendment States: “Congress shall make no law… prohibiting… the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” After years of drafting the Constitution, our founding fathers ensured that their presidential system would be immune to corruption and anarchy, thinking thoroughly and thoughtfully of what should be written within the document. Because they specifically allowed citizens to peacefully assemble, they inherently allowed citizens to peacefully resist unjust laws. As long as the people remain calm, peaceful resistance positively impacts a society, for it demonstrates disagreements between the government and the citizens and calls for a better change.
In 1849, Henry David …show more content…
A dissent is when a judge disagrees with the vote on a case, suggesting that the majority should consider a different outlook. Dissents can be focused on either the outcome or the route to the outcome, calling out and explaining what is unjust or wrong. Someone writing a dissenting opinion may agree with the final decision, but not the reasoning behind it, or believe that the decision is completely wrong. One of the most important dissents in American history was Plessy v. Ferguson, in which: the 14th Amendment’s goal of equal protection extended only so far as political and civil rights, not social rights. Justice Harlan wrote the dissent for this case stating that all citizens are equal before the law, and that separate but equal is inherently unequal,. Harlan’s dissent influenced the decision in Brown vs Topeka Board of Education, which the idea of “separate but equal” caused many African American students denial to equal schooling. The dissent opened the debate again, as Harlan argued that segregation was a problem. He believed that the constitution should be considered “colorblind” and that it should allow for “no superior, dominant ruling class of citizens.” Segregation was then ruled as unconstitutional in the Brown decision. This is merely one dissent upon thousands in the courts. Each dssent serves as a challenge of a previous ruling, which reopens the case to future interpretation. …show more content…
In 1963, over 200,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to protest racism and sexism, the largest protest of the 20th century. The March on Washington was led by the NAACP, SNCC, Martin Luther King, Jr, and a culmination of other civil rights’ groups who spoke on the Lincoln Memorial, the most famous speech being Martin Luther King, Jr's, “I Have a Dream.” This massive peaceful march, alongside other demonstrations ultimately led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended discrimination and segregation in employment, public places, voting registration,
In 1849, Henry David …show more content…
A dissent is when a judge disagrees with the vote on a case, suggesting that the majority should consider a different outlook. Dissents can be focused on either the outcome or the route to the outcome, calling out and explaining what is unjust or wrong. Someone writing a dissenting opinion may agree with the final decision, but not the reasoning behind it, or believe that the decision is completely wrong. One of the most important dissents in American history was Plessy v. Ferguson, in which: the 14th Amendment’s goal of equal protection extended only so far as political and civil rights, not social rights. Justice Harlan wrote the dissent for this case stating that all citizens are equal before the law, and that separate but equal is inherently unequal,. Harlan’s dissent influenced the decision in Brown vs Topeka Board of Education, which the idea of “separate but equal” caused many African American students denial to equal schooling. The dissent opened the debate again, as Harlan argued that segregation was a problem. He believed that the constitution should be considered “colorblind” and that it should allow for “no superior, dominant ruling class of citizens.” Segregation was then ruled as unconstitutional in the Brown decision. This is merely one dissent upon thousands in the courts. Each dssent serves as a challenge of a previous ruling, which reopens the case to future interpretation. …show more content…
In 1963, over 200,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to protest racism and sexism, the largest protest of the 20th century. The March on Washington was led by the NAACP, SNCC, Martin Luther King, Jr, and a culmination of other civil rights’ groups who spoke on the Lincoln Memorial, the most famous speech being Martin Luther King, Jr's, “I Have a Dream.” This massive peaceful march, alongside other demonstrations ultimately led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended discrimination and segregation in employment, public places, voting registration,