Essay On The 14th Amendment Disenfranchisement
Dr. King was an African American who wanted each and every human being to be treated equal. He did not care what color you were because in his eyes color did not matter. Dr. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up attending Ebenezer Baptist Church. While at Ebenezer he served as a pastor from 1914-1931. King was a very educated man which shows by him graduating high school at the young age of fifteen. He later went on and graduated from Moore House College.
After reading Dr. Martin Luther Kings letter titled “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” I have an opinion on whether or not the 14th Amendment disenfranchisement laws fit King’s definition of an unjust law. I believe that these laws fit King’s definition of an unjust law. King says an unjust law is “a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself….difference made legal.” One reason that I believe the laws fit the definition of an unjust law is that not all felonies are severe. Some felonies can be determined according to their value. For example, if you were to steal a game system (or …show more content…
We as citizens can not always look back to peoples’ past to criticize them. Some individuals learn from their mistakes and should be given a second chance. At the time felons complete their sentence they can not be considered participating in rebellion or any other crime. This is because they already did the crime and paid their time. No one person in this world is perfect. Professional athletes are under contact with their respective teams and they still use illegal substances (which are a felony) and they get suspended for an amount of time, but they can rejoin their team. Most of them still have their voting rights. You can look at these athletes as a power majority group because they get more publicity and get treated different than the average
After reading Dr. Martin Luther Kings letter titled “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” I have an opinion on whether or not the 14th Amendment disenfranchisement laws fit King’s definition of an unjust law. I believe that these laws fit King’s definition of an unjust law. King says an unjust law is “a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself….difference made legal.” One reason that I believe the laws fit the definition of an unjust law is that not all felonies are severe. Some felonies can be determined according to their value. For example, if you were to steal a game system (or …show more content…
We as citizens can not always look back to peoples’ past to criticize them. Some individuals learn from their mistakes and should be given a second chance. At the time felons complete their sentence they can not be considered participating in rebellion or any other crime. This is because they already did the crime and paid their time. No one person in this world is perfect. Professional athletes are under contact with their respective teams and they still use illegal substances (which are a felony) and they get suspended for an amount of time, but they can rejoin their team. Most of them still have their voting rights. You can look at these athletes as a power majority group because they get more publicity and get treated different than the average