arrogantsob,
What does the Declaration of Independence mean when it says that governments derive their just powers “from the consent of the governed”?
Well it means that a government can not stand without the consent of the governed. Removal of that consent can take many forms. Rebellion, cabinet change, voting out incumbents, beheading kings.
Acceptance is consent even if it comes from tyranny.
Now it means the government has won a majority in the electoral college and the Houses of Congress. In 1788 in normal elections maybe 15% of the population was eligible to vote (the ratification conventions had higher sufferage).
That percentage has increases so that the leeches have a majority.