This is so because our democracy recognizes that the only legitimate source of governmental power comes from those subject to the government's exercise of power—the consent of the governed. Under our ...

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The Declaration of Independence states that governments derive their just powers from “the consent of the governed.” Last November, Concord voters, by passing two amendments to the school ...

The Declaration provided the philosophical basis for a government that exercises legitimate power by "the consent of the governed," and it defined the conditions of a free people, whose rights and ...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson writes that, “legitimate government operates only by the consent of the governed.” When SB 1 was introduced, 15 people testified in favor, five representing ...