In a democracy: Civil disobedience is an appropriate weapon in the fight for justice.

When the government allows a law to pass that is wrong and against our morals and what we believe in are we suppose to just let this slide... or do something about it? We all aware that there were laws against women in the past, such as women not being allowed to vote. This law was unfair against women. Same with the laws that allowed slavery, and segregation. They were all against some one or certain group of people, and all together morally wrong. Civil Disobedience corrected these unjust laws and brought justice to our country. When other methods don't work, Civil Disobedience is definitely appropriate. This is why I must support the resolution Resolved: In a democracy, Civil Disobedience is an appropriate weapon in the fight for justice. Civil disobedience is a deliberate but NON-violent act of law-breaking designed to call attention to a particular law of set of laws of questionable legitimacy or morality. Civil disobedience is ... morally justifiable violation of the law, and thus an act of obedience to natural law. Civil disobedience is conduct that is distinguishable from ordinary disobedience and from crime itself. That is why it is called "civil." Civil disobedience, like social protest, serves the law's need for growth and reform. My first point is that Civil Disobedience is public, non violent, & conscientious. Rawls has defined civil disobedience as "a public, nonviolent, conscientious yet political act contrary to law usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of the government." As such, it presupposes a just society (and is thus distinguishable from revolution, which seeks to overthrow an unjust society), and it respects the nature of law itself. There are three criteria for civil disobedience: openness, nonviolence, and submission. The open, public nature of action is central to the efficacy and moral authority of civil disobedience, as its primary intention is not to get away with violating the law but to bring about reform of the law. Civil disobedience isn't about having an excuse to get away with the law. It's a way of saying that a law unfair and needs to be changed. It doesn't have to be the first choice, the resolution is only about weather or not it works. My second argument is that Civil disobedience has shaped our nation and Civil disobedience has bettered the nation many times We must recognized that civil disobedience in various forms used without violent acts against others, is engrained in our society and the moral correctness of political protestors' view has on occasion served to change and better our society. Civil disobedience has been prevalent throughout this nation's history extending from the Boston Tea Party and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, to the freeing of the slaves by operation of the Underground Railroad in the mid-1880's. More recently, disobedience of "Jim Crow" laws served, among other things, as a catalyst to end segregation by law in this country, and violation of selective service laws contributed to our eventual withdrawal from the Vietnam war. Civil Disobedience has made our nation the way it is today, for the better. How can we not allow our country to continue to grow? My third argument is that Civil Disobedience corrects injustice Although advocates of civil disobedience dispute the contours of the doctrine and argue over the particulars of the elements, they agree that civil disobedience is valuable for society and has played an important role in United States history. It is not just a concept that indulges protesters, it is a device that stabilizes government, promotes order rather than chaos, and productively ameliorates the tensions of pluralism. Most directly, civil disobedience constitutes a stabilizing of corrective device, allowing a democratic system to rectify its mistakes. Civil disobedience is not used by the majority, it's used by the minority. If you had the majority, they would be able to pass the vote. It's used by the people who feel the system is against them, who feel they can't change the system. Its used against things such as to protest torture, pollution, abortion, and to preserve freedom of the press. Bad and immoral laws should not be obeyed. Civil Disobedience strikes a balance between order and dissent. Free choice is essential in a democracy because democracy is by, of, and for the people. Civil disobedience is always non violent that's why it's called civil disobedience. If it's not civil then it's not civil disobedience. Civil disobedients accept their punishment. They're not planning on getting away free. All they are doing is trying to change and unfair and unmoral law. What's so wrong with that? In fact. How in a democracy can it not be supported? Judge you need to support this resolution in the fight for justice. It's made our nation better in the past, which I have shown, and will continue to better our country in the future.