It is not only permissible to disobey an unlawful order, it is your duty. I believe that precedent was established at the Nurnberg War Crimes Trials, if not sooner. The sticky part is, how do you know whether or not an order is unlawful? The rule of thumb is, when in doubt, obey the order under protest and report it to a higher authority. The exception is, if obeying the order would result in death or bodily harm to an obviously innocent person. Then you can disobey the order outright but realize that you might have to prove your case in a court of law later.
Okay, that's the theory, but it seldom works that way in real life. What usually happens is both the person issuing the unlawful order and the person obeying it keep their mouths shut and try cover for each other if somebody makes a fuss about it later. Personally, I prefer the theoretical approach, which is why I never achieved greatness in the military or corporate world. That's okay, I never went to jail either. Not everybody can say that.
I don't know what to think about gerrymandering. Michigan changed their system to where a bi-partisan committee of carefully selected volunteers draws up the map instead of the legislature. At least one lawsuit was filed by two previously Black districts who lost their dominance in the process. I never heard how that came out. Last I heard, the committee members were saying that they couldn't be sued because the committee no longer exists, having disbanded itself after its work was completed.
As for Trump, we have already agreed that he is an asshole, so there's not much I can add on that subject.
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