09-06-2018, 08:55 PM
(09-06-2018, 08:45 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: 1. In what way? If someone breaks the rules and they are punished, bringing the attention to something they see as wrong, what part of Article I pertains to this?
2. Ah, so you are the one that is only okay with civil disobedience you agree with. I got it, now.
1, Because he knowingly (we know) broke the rules and subjected himself to penalty. So yes it is a Constitutional Issue.
2, Dino-style response aside. Yes, I do consider the action of a government official against that government to be held to a different standard than a private citizen. It's easier to erode from within than from the outside.