“If a thousand men were not to pay their tax bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood. This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible.” The above quote is from 1849 Henry David Th oreau within his book Civil Disobedience. He grappled with the governments support of the Mexican American war and the governments support of slavery. His aunt even offered to pay the tax so he could avoid jail time. He still refused out of principle as it being paid by another would still defeat the purpose of the protest. As of this morning the President Trump has threatened all citizens rights to peacefully protest by attempting to punish funding to colleges and students at those colleges. The threat from the president was sent early morning via his Truth Social platform. This is a direct attack on 1st amendment rights on...
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