Q #1: In MLK eyes, what separates just an unjust laws is simply that just laws are laws in with men created for the betterment and protection of the individual civil rights and liberties. Just laws comprise of artificial and synthetic codes that align with God‘s moral authority. On the opposite end, unjust laws are laws that men form for their own personal gain. It doesn’t align with the moral laws of God. I’m just laws are comprised of codes that are deficient of harmony with the moral law. I’m just laws are completely unethical and ignites pain and sorrow on people. MLK thought of an unjust law as “no law at all.“ Simply stated, just laws seek to protect people, while under straws in to inflict pain on people.

Q #2: It is imperative to acknowledge just an unjust laws and how different they are. Just lost six to uplift and protect the people all while promoting an individual’s moral values with his alignment in God’s moral authority. I’m just was strictly off of destruction to a specific population of the people regardless that is the law that is supposed to serve everyone. Unjust laws affect our political system from negative burden it carries.

Q #3: plain and simple, Jim Crow was a grossly unjust law that was permitted in society for way too long. Regardless of slavery has ended in color people were liberated from the physical and symbolic chains that bound them, white people in the south continued to use Jim Crow to extend the longevity of color people mistreatment. I just love respect the right to an attorney regardless of the crime you allegedly committed. There is not a single person not worthy and deserving counsel until they are proven to be guilty.

1. “A fair law is a man-made norm that accords with moral law or God’s law,” stated Martin Luther King Jr. An unfair law is one that violates moral law. Unjust human law is one that is not founded on eternal or natural law. Any law that encourages people to grow as individuals is just. Any law that undermines a person’s dignity is unconstitutional. All segregation rules are unjust because segregation hurts the spirit and kills personality.

2-It is critical to distinguish between right and unjust laws. Just laws seek to uplift and protect the people, but they also foster an individual’s moral aspirations since they are consistent with God’s moral authority. Even though the law is intended to benefit everyone, unfair laws only benefit a specific group of people. Unjust laws end up affecting our political processes due to the negative impact they produce.

3-In the United States, any legislation that elevates or promotes human personality is an example of just law. The Money Bail Act is an example of an unjust law. The legislation, in my opinion, is unjust and was meant to protect the affluent. The wealthy may buy their freedom, keep their jobs, and live at home while preparing for defense.

1. According to MLK, how can we tell the difference between just and unjust laws? Understanding this questions is the most important part of this module, and I will ask it again during our second exam.

He makes a clear distinction between the two of them, in MLK words: “A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.” An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality.

2. In your view, is this an important distinction (between just and unjust laws), do you think it makes a difference in the way someone (as an individual, or our society as a whole) lives their lives? Can it affect our politics?

It is definitely important to separate just laws from unjust laws. As a society, we should not have unjust laws anyway. Its causes disruption in America because all citizens wouldn’t be receiving justice. It literally effects society as a whole too have laws that can compromise an individuals freedom, lifestyle and much more. Our politics will become more agenda based if we as citizens don’t address this issues. For there to be unjust laws, has to come from a negative initial intent.

3. Based on our discussion of Question 1, give an example each, of an unjust and just law, in the US today. Explain what makes it unjust or just (using MLK’s definition of those two types of laws).

An example of a just law would be treating everyone equal, such as legalizing same sex marriage, giving everyone a chance to get married and have a spouse. An unjust law would be considered anything that does not focus on morals and principals. For instance, holding people as slaves, child labor, forcing young women and men into marriages at early teen stages and etc. 

1. According to MLK, the difference between just and unjust laws is that just laws are laws that men set for the betterment and protection of the individual’s civil rights and liberties. Just laws embody artificial or manufactured codes that align with the moral authority of God. On the flip side of things, unjust laws are laws that men set forth for their gain. It does not square with the moral laws of God. Unjust laws consist of codes that are out of harmony with the moral law. Unjust laws are not ethical, and it inflicts pain and suffering on people. MLK describes an unjust law better when he references St. Augustine’s statements that “an unjust law is no law at all.” In short, just laws seek to protect the people, while unjust laws seek to inflict suffering on some of the people.
2. It is significant to distinguish between just and unjust laws. While just laws seek to uplift and protect the people, it also promotes an individual’s moral values since its in alignment with the moral authority of God. Unjust laws only offer destruction to a specific population of the people even though it is a law that is supposed to serve all. Unjust laws end up affecting our political systems because of the negative influence it carries
3. Jim Crow, for me, was an unjust law that was allowed to happen for so long. Even though slavery had ended and black people free, white folks in the south still used Jim Crow to keep and mistreat black people. A just law will the right to an attorney no matter what crime you commit. Everyone deserves representation until proven guilty of a crime.

1.The  difference between just and unjust laws are based on moral law. Just law provides obedience, which protects all, whereas unjust law is done gullibly on who than as a person.

2.I feel it is a major difference between just and unjust law to see human beings as essential. Because of some circumstances, we are treated unfairly and we are entitled to sense the difference between right and wrong. We must still respect the law, but we also have a right to disagree with shameful unfair laws.

3.In relation to Module 9, “Sneak and Peak warrants” under the Patriot Act, which provide law enforcement privileges to infiltrating organizations while violating private people’s right to privacy, is an example of an unjust law. These actions not only impact on their right to freedom of speech, but also on their fundamental right.The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a just law since it protects people’s right to freedom of speech. The amendments to the United States Constitution are just laws.

1. According to MLK, how can we tell the difference between just and unjust laws? Understanding this questions is the most important part of this module, and I will ask it again during our second exam.

According to MLK the difference between just and unjust refers to the way that laws are established to maintain a better protection for individuals right and liberties. Whereas he states in his latter, “A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.” On my understanding MLK explains that the just laws are all the rules that promote personality corresponding with moral and God rules. Contrary, the unjust laws are not rooting with moral, and he linked his position with the St. Augustine statements that “an unjust law is no law at all.”. in other words, just law is way which protect, and boost people’s rights and the unjust law is a way established whish do not work in favor of people’s rights.  

2. In your view, is this an important distinction (between just and unjust laws), do you think it makes a difference in the way someone (as an individual, or our society as a whole) lives their lives? Can it affect our politics?

In my opinion it is important to define this distinction between just and unjust because it urges the government to review their decisions in a way to implanting the wellbeing of people and promote equality no matter of their race or any other differences building a society that prevent favorizing a group of people from the others.

3. Based on our discussion of Question 1, give an example each, of an unjust and just law, in the US today. Explain what makes it unjust or just (using MLK’s definition of those two types of laws).

MLK in his definition to just and unjust emphasized the difference between those two codes on which the society lies. He refers the just laws to the morale law and the law of God which lift up the society in terms of promoting people’s personality, rights and liberties. For him all laws that diminish people’s personality are unjust. Therefor, the best example to make a clear distinction between just and unjust is the segregation of African American folks as it was mentioned in the letter, “All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distort the soul and damages the personality” (M.L.King 3). Segregation is considered unjust law because it has been impacted African American people denying there existence as human being leading them to live a huge vulnerability which destroys their personality and deprives them from their rights. On the other the right of freedom and speech in the first amendment is the considered just law since it respects people liberties and promote their personalities.     

1. According to MLK, how can we tell the difference between just and unjust laws? Understanding this questions is the most important part of this module, and I will ask it again during our second exam.

According to Martin Luther King, he thinks the difference between just and unjust laws are based on morality. The just law should be moral, and wouldn’t damage human rights.

2. In your view, is this an important distinction (between just and unjust laws), do you think it makes a difference in the way someone (as an individual, or our society as a whole) lives their lives? Can it affect our politics?

Having an important distinction is definitely important to society, without just laws people’s injustice or sin can’t be justified, like rules that the teacher would tell in class to let students follow. Without the rule, society would be madness.

3. Based on our discussion of Question 1, give an example each, of an unjust and just law, in the US today. Explain what makes it unjust or just (using MLK’s definition of those two types of laws).

An example of just law is the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which gave us the freedom of speech, which makes people are willing to express their thoughts. An example of an unjust law is Jim Crow Law, unfair and unequally enforced racial segregation, triggered the racism between Whites and colored people, moreover the oppression.

1.According to MLK a just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. As well as saying that any law that uplifts human personality is part of a just law.

An Unjust law is a code that is our of harmony with the moral law. It is a human law that is not rooted in ternal law and natural law.

2.I do think just and unjust laws make a difference in peoples lives every day, and affects them in many forms. The just law as MLK said it can uplift human personality, but it is rare to see a just law or any law do this for all its people. I think a just law should be a law for the people, all people, all that live in this nation, for all to feel protected and cared for, no matter how big or small the issue may be.An unjust law is the total opposite, even though it may be put out or presented as being a law for all. This too, affects individuals and society as whole. I do believe that because of ideology whether politicians like it or not it does have some type of effect in politics. Due to this even if anyone in politics wants to look away it is hard to do so due to the way society is today and to the fact that no matter how hard or how good one may be the person next to them can and will have a completely negative or opposite way of interpretating what is being said or done.

3.A just law in our country is freedom to practice or not practice religion, or to follow what each religion may demand. It was very difficult to think of one just law that is applicable to all that reside in this country. However, for unjust laws I can think of many, but I think that Jaw Walking is one of the worst unjust laws. This is not so much in NYC but it is in other cities in our country. In Georgia, a mother was prosecuted for manslaughter even though the person who killed her young son was a drunk driver. The mother and her son had to one third of a mile to finally find a crosswalk. Since they Jay Walked she was prosecuted with vehicular homicide even though she was not driving a car. This is an unjust law because people who don’t even have vehicles are being prosecuted as if they did. Many low-income neighborhoods don’t have the same resources as other social economic classes do, which makes this very unfair and unfortunate.

Question 1

According to MLK, a just law can be defined as a law made by man whose principles are aligned with the law of God or the moral law. On the other hand, an unjust law is a man-made law that is not in harmony with the law of God or the moral law.

Question 2

Yes, I believe this is a good distinction between just and unjust laws. The just laws are based on life principles that guides or requires man to live in harmony with each other. This concept is in line with the commandments and law of God on how man should live. The unjust laws favor a particular class or a group of people while despising the other. This wrong and contrary to the law of God. The difference can create a perspective or a path on how politics should be conducted. There should be no political actions or policy that should undermine or violate the rights of the citizens.

Question 3

An example of just law in the U.S. includes any law in the country that uplifts or favors human personality. An example of unjust law includes the Money bail law. I believe the law is unjust and is intended to protect the rich. The wealthy class can buy their freedom, keep their job, and live at home while preparing for their defense.