Thursday, March 18, 2010
"The Consent of the Governed"
I'm seeing more and more references to the principles that created America.
Currently, I would label them "rumblings"; however, I might remind everyone of that "rumblings" are often the warning sign of pending volcanic eruptions...
Currently, I would label them "rumblings"; however, I might remind everyone of that "rumblings" are often the warning sign of pending volcanic eruptions...
At BigGovernment.com, SusanAnne Hiller calls attention to this part of the Declaration of Independence:
"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 on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
