We the people do have the constitutional right to protest peacefully. Peaceful protest is not only legal, but should be encouraged as long as it does not hinder everyday life for everyone else. When something isn't fair, you have the right to make your claim and defend it. Everyone is equal to each other, if you truly believe that you're not being treated fairly, you have every legal right to protest with humble intentions. America was founded on the beliefs that every person is equal and has rights. Those beliefs stand true to this day, no one can take that away from we the people. If government passed a law and is believed to be unfair, the people can protest and propose that the law be reformed or removed altogether. Citizens elect the government officials and these representatives …show more content…
During that time, African American people were not seen as equal and that they belonged away from the the Caucasian race. Rosa Parks would not take this, she never went violent, she simply refused to be treated as less equal to the white man. She believed every human being was born with the same inalienable rights. The same can be said for Martin Luther King Jr. This man was imprisoned, beat up, and eventually assassinated for the same beliefs as Rosa Parks. Peace can be attained through peaceful methods, we don't have to resort to violence to attain peace with one another. If the entire world believed in the same base beliefs of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., peace would have been attained a long time ago. Furthermore, it is our responsibility as American citizens to ensure that every human being has the same rights as one another. The way to get our voices heard is through peaceful protest. As said by Martin Luther King Jr., "In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating