When laws seem unjust to us, should we obey it? Such a controversial issue can raise many different responds. In balance, I believe that when such situations occur, we should reveal the unjust, or make our unwillingness heard by the legislative; but equal importantly, obedience should be the preconditions of such actions. For my part, (我觉得这里应该加上一句“法律是表征集体利益的行为准则,公正是个相对概念”或加到最后,不然这一段只体现了action的重要性,没说法律公正是客观的)there are two arguments why I emphasize the importance of certain actions when unjust (injustice) occurs. The first has to do with the benefits of individuals. By balancing the competing interests of different classes, the law is designed to guarantee that the whole society works in a proper way. When some laws are unjust to us, or generally to a certain classes, we are reasonable to suppose, the process of balancing, which is the inherit (inherent)function of laws, doesn't work so well and our benefits are harmed. Henceforth, in order for some adequate adaptations, we should take some affirmative means to make our voices heard; otherwise the only result is bearing such unjust for good. Just consider that, while Martine Luther King and his compatriots were deprived of the equal rights as the white people, if he kept silence, can the laws of discrimination be removed? Therefore, it's not difficult to draw the conclusion that the operative actions of reveling unjust Furthermore, in the example above, if no measures are taken, when King and his men were overbearing the discrimination from the white, just like the only result of an over inflated balloon is blown up, the compromise on the laws containing discrimination will lead to nowhere but radical conflict, which both sides are unwilling to see. Such evidence shows that completely obedience often has the opposite effect of what is expected. The second argument has to do with the development of society. When Laws are functioning well, under such regulations society would lead itself reaching the maximum interests. However, the society is an intricate matrix composed of different classes with competing interests. Not only the interests of each class, but the each class itself never cease varying. (have the interests of each class, but the each class itself never ceased varying.)To keep laws adequate to such complicated situations, the feedbacks from classes that point out the unjust laws are quite essential. For instance, in the 1980s of China, there's a nationwide rural reform, beginning from the introduction of household contract responsibility system; while the genesis of which, is actually the voices from several peasants who regard the former regulations of so-called "every people eat from the same big pot" as unjust. When such feedback heard by the government, the adaptation, or to say, the approval of the new system that link the remuneration of peasants directly to the output of the fields, has greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of peasants, leading to tremendous economic achievements(例子用得好). So when we found some laws unjust, making our voices heard is not only for our own benefits; meanwhile, it also plays an active part in the improvement of the society. But on the other hand, the measure of feedback that reveals the unjust laws should be restricted in a rational realm. No matter what, obedience must be the preconditions. To demonstrate the point, firstly, as the value system and religious beliefs differ from person to person, there can never be a universal consensus on the judgment of laws. Consider,the problem of euthanasia, as an example. Individuals with certain religious beliefs and cultural background may view it as just; while people brought up in a completely different environment might consider it as murder. Thus, someone’s just tends to draw an opposite conclusion in others viewpoints. If obedience were not taken as the foundation of our feedback measures, the only result will be that everyone only acts according to his own willingness. If a soldier considers it just to fight, he will shoot; if a millionaire thinks the taxation unjust, he might refuse to pay the tax; if a driver considers the traffic rules useless, he'll probably disobey it. Then the function of laws that provide general regulations to make the society operate smoothly is invalidated, under which circumstances society will go back to anarchism. Therefore, our behaviors should be regulated by even unjust laws before certain adaptations are made.(有firstly怎么没有secondly???) In sum, without actions of feedback, laws cannot remedy themselves to facilitate the progress of society; without obedience of all the individuals, laws cannot take effect. Hence, faced with unjust laws, it is equally important to obey them and to reveal the unjust part to legislative. 这个。。。还是水平低啊我 看不出组长那么多错误。。。。。 |