[dirtboy]

That was my point. I still believe that the high moral ground for a judge lies in upholding the rule of law, even if he disagrees with it or the reasoning that led to it, and finding legal ways to challenge what he disagrees with.

Segregation was based on law and upheld by SCOTUS for 60 years. Should the civil rights movement therefore have not resorted to civil disobedience?

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

That was exactly the point that Dr. James Dobson made this afternoon at the rally. He pointed named Rosa Parks as having stood up against the masses.

[Stone Mountain]

Sorry - I may not have been clear. I have a problem with a judge execrcising civil disobedience, because I believe that is bad for the system. Same goes for policemen. I believe that those people who swore to uphold the law should do so in spite of their personal beliefs. I don't have a problem with civilians practicing peaceful civil disobedience; I am very much in favor of that.