And a bunch of Henry David Thoreau's, they ain't. If they were, they'd have the character to engage in the same proscribed behaviors which they themselves prescribed, lauded, and sponsored in others, indeed, in their very name. Are these advocates likewise in jail, facing the same consequences, accepting the personal responsibility for their actions? Are they now being asked, "What are you doing in jail?" and are they replying with "And what are you doing out of jail?" No. There is no clarion call being issued to have the jails filled with holy martyrs for The Righteous Cause.
Let's keep going. The State authorized the City of Oakland and the people of California authorized the State. That would make the people of California drug kingpins under federal law and doesn't federal law call for the death penalty for drug kingpins?
If the feds don't go after the people of CA then the law is being applied selectively. Isn't that against federal law?