Volconvo Debate Forums - View Single Post - Consent of the governed

suijurisfreeman · Jan 25, 2004, 11:38 am

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (castille,)
If you don't want to be governed by the US government, move to another country.

That was easy.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

Yes that was easy to type your response, but I don't think that you addressed the question. Why is it so difficult to get people to discuss this most basic, fundamental principle that this country was founded on? As I posted, the Colonies justification for claiming that they were no longer under the "lawful" authority of England included the statement that "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." If this fundamental principle was good enough to help found the united States of America, why does it appear to have absolutely no revelance today? "Move to another country" doesn't address my question.

Jan 25, 2004, 11:38 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
suijurisfreeman Molten Ash Posts: 85	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (castille,) If you don't want to be governed by the US government, move to another country. That was easy.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> Yes that was easy to type your response, but I don't think that you addressed the question. Why is it so difficult to get people to discuss this most basic, fundamental principle that this country was founded on? As I posted, the Colonies justification for claiming that they were no longer under the "lawful" authority of England included the statement that "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." If this fundamental principle was good enough to help found the united States of America, why does it appear to have absolutely no revelance today? "Move to another country" doesn't address my question. I am a free Human Being and I have the right to ignore the State. I know my rights, I declare my rights, I exercise my rights and I damn well will defend my rights! Freedom is contagious, knowledge is the source of infection. Infect knowledge! Long live individualist-anarchism!