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Until the original 13 American states asserted the principle of consent of the governed as self-evident, it had been applied only rarely around the world (see below). For much of recorded history, people lived under different types of autocracy, ruled by a single leader exercising unlimited power.
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www.democracyweb.org/consent/principles.php
www.democracyweb.org/consent/principles.php
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Yes it's essential in a democracy; without consent there'd be no authority.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_consent_of_the_governed_an...
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— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation...
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www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
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August 2, 1900, Wednesday ... Page 6, 803 words ... To the Editor of The New York Times: Henry K. Davis, a correspondent in last Sunday's issue of THE TIMES, in commenting upon our country's position in assuming the government of the Philippine Islands whether the Filipinos wish to receive our sovereignty or not, in part, says:
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query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C16FB3F59117...
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C16FB3F5911738DDDAB0894D0405B808CF1D3
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But not only does the king's authority rest de facto on the consent of the governed, God Himself, on principle, consults with the governed, and His appointments are subject to popular assent.
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www.jlaw.com/Commentary/ConsentOfTheGoverned.html
www.jlaw.com/Commentary/ConsentOfTheGoverned.html
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Issues and Articles - Impeachment of Federal Judges ,"The Founders’ intent for impeachment was to protect the fundamental principle of ""the consent of the governed."" For this reason impeachment was used whenever judges disregarded public interests, affronted the will of the people, or introduced arbitrary...
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www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=104
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And the reason they would have seen such decisions as immoral is that they violate the principle, succinctly stated in the Declaration of Independence, that “governments … deriv[e] their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Any other governmental action, in the Founders world-view, is “unjust.” It...
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www.ldsmag.com/ideas/041025Interpretation.html
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Less-well remembered, but no less important, is the next sentence in the Declaration of Independence, which establishes the most fundamental tenet of democracy: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ."
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www.denverpost.com/ci_9925022
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Without a Federal Marriage Amendment, the gay marriage movement is threatening to overturn one of our bedrock legal principles: that all laws stem from the consent of the governed. ... THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED is arguably the bedrock principle of the American republic, animating the Declaration of Independence,
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weeklystandard.com/Check.asp?idArticle=3902&r=gasai
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