It holds true as a legal concept. But as a practical matter, most people tend to follow "rules" no matter how illogical or illegally imposed, and the rest follow the herd. What the Constitution does is give We the People a legal basis on which to oppose tyranny, even in the face of herd mentality. Our duty as citizens is to resist tyranny in order to invoke its protection.
It holds true as a legal concept. But as a practical matter, most people tend to follow "rules" no matter how illogical or illegally imposed, and the rest follow the herd. What the Constitution does is give We the People a legal basis on which to oppose tyranny, even in the face of herd mentality. Our duty as citizens is to resist tyranny in order to invoke its protection.
It holds true as a legal concept. But as a practical matter, most people tend to follow "rules" no matter how illogical or illegally imposed, and the rest follow the herd. What the Constitution does is give We the People a legal basis on which to oppose tyranny, even in the face of herd mentality. Our duty as citizens is to resist tyranny in order to invoke its protection.