The basic problem with the &quot;original formulation&quot; of civil disobedience is that power structures have evolved to thwart it.<p>Things that should by any right be a civil case or misdemeanor are instead charged as multiple overlapping felonies in order to coerce a plea bargain, which is effective to deter all but the most dedicated from demanding their day in court. Then the court won&#x27;t allow you to make the case for jury nullification or any other argument that the law is wrong to the jury, and prosecutors will be allowed to exclude anyone from the jury who is sympathetic to the idea that juries shouldn&#x27;t convict when they don&#x27;t agree with the law.<p>You can only make the case that the law is wrong to the judge, and no matter how stupid the law is the judge can only agree with you if it violates the constitution. Which plenty of very, very stupid laws clearly don&#x27;t, so you become a convicted felon without having had an opportunity to make your case to anyone with the power to do anything about it.<p>In theory the outrageous nature of that process should inspire the public to demand change, but have we passed Aaron&#x27;s Law yet? [1]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eff.org&#x2F;deeplinks&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;aarons-law-reintroduced-cfaa-didnt-fix-itself" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eff.org&#x2F;deeplinks&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;aarons-law-reintroduce...</a>