When I was a kid, I got in trouble. A lot.
The simple fact is, there were a number of rules for which I truthfully did not see the purpose. Sure, there were many rules against theft, or bodily harm to others, or even not cutting in the cafeteria line, whose purpose was the orderly function of the community. But there were just as many rules that served no greater community good and were put in place by the prejudices of the school administration. In that category, I would put rules such as those governing hair length, etc.
As I grew older, it came increasingly to my attention that many laws were equally arbitrary. They weren't established for any betterment of society, but because of certain perceptions within the community. Before my time, they were laws such as "Jim Crow" laws, and the like. In my day and age, they varied from the insipid ("dry" counties and communities, for instance) to the outright oppressive (laws such as those against chickens being raised within city limits that limit your ability to be self sufficient on your own property). But what didn't change was my indignation at such laws.
You see, the rights of "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" were considered by our founding fathers to be INALIENABLE (meaning, you can't take them away). They were put in the Declaration of Independence, but not added to the Constitution because, well, they had already established the fact that they considered them "inalienable". Laws enacted because of personal bias or prejudices fall in the category of harassment as regards those who believe otherwise. It's a use of the attitudes and opinions of the majority to oppress the minority. And it's not right, and it's not just.
You see, what "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" says to me is that I shouldn't have to indenture myself to feed my family. This means that if I own land, I should be able to make a living off of my land if it is within my means, without unreasonable restrictions on my endeavours. And that when I decide that a relationship is right with another person or persons, provided they are consenting adults, there should likewise be no restrictions. Even if your values differ from mine.
Sometimes, yes, it feels as if I'm urinating in the wind. But I still feel that it is my moral duty to speak out against laws I consider to be stupid. And I intend to exercise that moral duty with regularity.