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From: benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Civil Disobedience
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 15:41:59 EST
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If I am not mistaken, civil disobedience is the willful disobeying of a 
law.  The long-term goal of one who participates in this activity is the
alteration of or repeal of the law being violated.  The auto-dialing of
Falwell would be civil disobedience if it were aimed at changing laws
regarding the use of phones.  If the auto-dialing were illegal an 
harassing, then I might assume that the particular law would be the
law against using phones to harass people.  
   If, on the other hand, the auto-dialing were aimed specifically
at Falwell, who is not the author or enforcer of any United States
federal, state, or local law or ordinance, then I must assume that
the auto-dialing was not civil disobedience.
   Please correct me if I am wrong.
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  T. Cox   ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn

     Live long, 
     avoid intentionalist terminology, 
     and prosper.