What are some unjust laws in the US?

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When a law is unjust it is right to disobey?

If a law is unjust a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. — Thomas Jefferson.

What are some unjust laws in history?

HERE IS just a short list of unjust laws from our nation’s sordid history:

• Naturalization Act of 1790: Refused the granting of national citizenship to indentured servants, slaves, free Blacks and later Asians.
• Fugitive Slave Act of 1793: Made it a crime to escape slavery and/or to harbor fugitive slaves.

Who said an unjust law is no law?

The phrase “an unjust law is no law at all” is attributed to St. Augustine. St. Augustine was an early Christian theologian who lived between 354 CE and 430 CE.

What are some good laws?

Here’s the list:

• Civil Rights Act (1964).
• Voting Rights Act (1965).
• Medicare and Medicaid acts (1965).
• Federal-Aid Highway Act (1956).
• Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981).
• National Defense Education Act (1958).
• Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964).
• Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act (1965).

What is the South African law that is unjust?

The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (PEPUDA or the Equality Act, Act No. 4 of 2000) is a comprehensive South African anti-discrimination law. It prohibits unfair discrimination by the government and by private organisations and individuals and forbids hate speech and harassment.

What are some examples of unjust laws or regulations in America?

That is nothing more than evidence that Lakeith is not yet an adult. Originally Answered: What are some examples of unjust laws or regulations in the US today? Drug laws. In the ‘80s, a black child born with FAS was called a Crack Baby, and the parents were sometimes prosecuted.

Is there a moral obligation to obey an unjust law?

But saying that there is no moral obligation to obey an unjust law is very different from saying that one is under a moral obligation to disobey such a law. Indeed, a person is under an obligation to disobey an unjust law only if obeying would involve him in moral wrongdoing, which is often not the case.

Do you think that the law is unjust?

Laws can not be unjust. Its the application of Law….any Law that maybe unjust. That is whyvqe have a judicial system to ascertain the application of law remains just. , 100\% Disabled Vet, sevier PTSD. Not as seen on TV at U.S. Army (1994-present)

Is it a sin to disobey the law?

Indeed, a person is under an obligation to disobey an unjust law only if obeying would involve him in moral wrongdoing, which is often not the case. A tax law may impose an unjust confiscatory tax, but a man does not usually sin if he pays the tax.