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Peaceful Resistance

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Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? To answer this question effectively we must analyze both sides of the table, to ensure that the correct decision is made. First, let us look at the positive impact to a free society. If someone disagrees with how something is being run, be it because of the fact that it violates a constitutional right or process, then the process of peaceful resistance is very essential to preserving the functionality of a free society. As John Cassidy says "he (who) uncovered questionable activities that those in power would rather have kept secret. That's the valuable role that whistle-blowers play in a free society..." This explains why these whistle-blowers are so important …show more content…

If an individual has access to the inner workings of the government and said individual does not agree with the process of the government due to it violating their own personal morals, and decides to distribute such information to rally support for their actions as well as against the government, which in doing so leads to the threat of even deaths of government operatives, start protests against the government, to change the process and to ensure it aligns with their moral code, can cause a very negative impact on the free society. As Jeffrey Toobin says "The American government, and its democracy, are flawed institutions. But our system offers legal options to disgruntled government employees and contractors. They can take advantage of federal whistle-blower laws; they can bring their complaints to Congress; they can try to protest within the institutions where they work." This emphasizes the importance of some secrets remain just that, secrets. If said secrets were common knowledge then they could be utilized to preform unconstitutional acts, even put lives of innocents in danger, for some effect or personal gain.This would remove the process of government and cause a form of free society to be ineffective and

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