[IronJack]

You might want to bone up on the theory of social contract. We don’t all write all the laws. But we do agree to obey them. Robin Hood was not a citizen of a representative republic; we are.

And I don’t recall the eighth commandment having any qualifications: Thou shalt not steal ... unless it’s from the rich.

Robin Hood was a thief. He may have been a thief with a heart of gold, but the law he broke was not the king’s; it was God’s.

[Vanders9]

I'm sorry I dont understand your first statement. If Robin Hood was not a citizen of a representative republic, then he had no chance to agree or disagree with any law passed, so the "social contract" you cite did not exist for him. Conversely, if the tea party are members of a representative republic, then the social DOES apply. They have to obey the laws, even if they don't like them, because the way the representative republic works is that the majority opinion is always the way forward, and they were outvoted in the last election. Tough luck for them.

The eighth commandment does not have any qualifications. But its not the only commandment. By your argument, for fear of breaking God's eight commandment, people have no recourse against others cheating them, ripping them off, oppressing and murdering them.