| "Civil disobedience" is sitting in jail because you refused to pay taxes that you believe are not going to just causes, or getting firehosed while participating in a nonviolent protest march. Being paid or using the resources provided (either directly or indirectly) by U.S. citizens for U.S. citizens is not civil disobedience, because you are not doing to face the consequences, but you are instead doing it despite the consequences. That is not taking a stand against the government; it is just breaking the law. That's like saying smoking pot while hidden in your own home is civil disobedience, which is absurd. |