[rlmorel]

In our Republic, there fundamentally exists a two-part covenant between a legitimate government and the citizenry.

There are many factors binding citizens who agree to be ruled, to those they elect to rule them, but when it comes to the foundational elements to hold up that compact, I believe there are only two that MUST be met for our system to work, and they are as follows:

1. The elections that elect those we agree to be governed by must be free and fair.
   
   
2. Those who govern must live by the same laws as those they govern.

In my eyes, it is that simple.

And both components of that covenant have been broken. We no longer have a legitimate government.

[ComputerGuy]

Some pushback is called for. I’m not sure what form(s) it should take.