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To: Cboldt

Sort of like “deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Did you consent to the Constitution? I didn’t. I was born under it. When do we get to vote on it?


52 posted on 07/04/2010 8:41:32 AM PDT by Huck (Q: How can you tell a party is in the minority? A: They're complaining about the deficit.)
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To: Huck
When do we get to vote on it?

Vote with your feet - and I invite all who disagree with the constitution to take this route (hear that, Obama??) - seek out a country with a governing system that is more appealing and move there.

53 posted on 07/04/2010 8:47:16 AM PDT by meyer (Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
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To: Huck
-- Sort of like "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Did you consent to the Constitution? I didn't. I was born under it. When do we get to vote on it? --

The founders are stating an idealistic principle of government, that the just powers of government (my take on "just" is having a basis other than brute force) derive from the governed. Even the (sane) guilty will agree they deserve to be punished or pay for their action.

It describes a quality of the government, not that all individuals perform a "sign on" ceremony to show consent.

As for voting on it, I can imagine a just government that limits the vote; and we are witnesses to the history of social decline when "voting" is held out as a substitute for "consent leading to a just government."

54 posted on 07/04/2010 8:49:12 AM PDT by Cboldt
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