Protest and Civil Disobedience

Assignment
Is it ever justifiable to disregard a law?
What arguments were the secessionists making?
Does the fact that citizenship is voluntary influence your opinion of the argument? Why or why not?
How do ideas of freedom and property rights support their arguments?
What arguments was Dr. King making? Does the fact that citizenship is voluntary and King had a right to leave influence your opinion? Why or why not? How do ideas of freedom and property rights support King’s argument?
Does it matter that in one instance we have the behavior of states at issue and the other focuses on the behavior of individuals? If individuals are entitled to leave and renounce their citizenship, why aren’t states?
These two instances raise a dilemma – we see one as virtuous and the other as evil. Why is this so?

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