The Consent of the Governed Requires Understanding What Is Being Authorized
https://defendersofdemocracy.substack.com/p/the-consent-of-the-governed-requires?r=104a16&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
The Consent of the Governed Requires Understanding What Is Being Authorized
https://defendersofdemocracy.substack.com/p/the-consent-of-the-governed-requires?r=104a16&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
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Governmental authority is the rightful power to act in the name of a political community.
In the United States, that authority derives from the consent of the governed.
Consent is meaningful when those consenting have a reasonable understanding of the essential choice.
The governed must therefore have a reasonable opportunity to understand the institutions, offices, candidates, proposals, evidence, constitutional rules, and governmental actions they are asked to authorize or that are exercised in their name.