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We the People: The Consent of the Governed in the Twenty-First Century: The People's Unalienable Right to Make Law
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 ...
When the opposition becomes the enemy: How the US, Israel are failing at democracy - opinion
Consent of the governed comes at the ballot box, but effective governance depends on the support of ALL the people. Democracy ...
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Guest column: Amendment rejection was the will of the people, not out-of-state agitators
Gov. Jeff Landry and his allies should take note from the amendments' defeat at the ballot box, argues Sarah Omojola of the ...
Milwaukee Independent6dOpinion
Loss of legitimacy: When a U.S. president nullifies the constitutional law that gives him presidential power
The office of the presidency is not a birthright. It is not a crown. It is not held by force, and it is not above the law. It ...
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'Even authoritarian regimes need a measure of public support — the consent of at least some of the governed'
In the "right-wing world," there is a "belief in the immateriality of popular political opposition to Trump — a sense that it is less the response of ordinary people with agency than it is a plot by ...
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Mendenhall discusses the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.  Dr. Allen Mendenhall, ...
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Three branches established to prevent a dictatorship
Among the important things our Declarations says is “Governments are instituted among men (aka humans) deriving their just Powers from the consent of the Governed …” Most young people have ...