[DiogenesLamp]

The Revolution had been going on for over a year at that point.

So? Till we established a Democratic Republic, we had yet to recognize this "consent of the governed" principle.

Once we adopted this principle, then we could insist on following it. Suggesting we should follow a principle before we had accepted it is just nuts.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

So? Till we established a Democratic Republic, we had yet to recognize this "consent of the governed" principle.

You seem to have a lot of conditions and procedures around a supposedly natural right.