"Be aware of demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends... while cynically waving the American Flag" -
- Ronald Reagan, November 26, 1988.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1T7kPEdDY

...you have a point. I should have said "offer".

I don't think we're going to ford any new ground here, but hiding Jews from Nazis was illegal, harboring runaway slaves was illegal, lunch counter sit ins were illegal.

The movie Ben Hur illustrates the (ironically) Roman concept of "Mallum Prohibitum" (evil ONLY because the law exists against it) versus "Mallum In Se" (evil in and of itself). This scene shows Jesus of Nazareth breaking the law by defying an order from a Roman Centurion.

"You're right, of course, border crossing is a crime, and leaving water was a crime. I never said it wasn't illegal, I only said it shouldn't be.

Electioneering has been illegal for a long time without prohibiting volunteers from bringing water to people standing in line.

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Tell that to volunteers who were indicted for leaving water for migrants along the U.S./Mexico border.