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But the government grants itself its power from a de jure perspective as well. How did the government come into power in the first place? By consent of the gove
by baddox 9y ago
But the government grants itself its power from a de jure perspective as well. How did the government come into power in the first place? By consent of the governed, right? Remember public high school civics class? But wait, who decided what “consent of the governed” means, and exactly what level of consent was required to claim legitimacy? Yep, that was the government itself.
- tonyztan 9y agoWell the State governments at the time ratified the Constitution, so the Federal Government didn't grant itself power; the State governments did. State governments can still take power away by convening a Convention to Amend the Constitution and then ratifying a Constitutional Amendment.