"A government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and lawful when consented to by the people."

(source unknown)

Government makes laws. These prohibit and limit choices for some people and make you obey someone else’s choices. It’s like being told where to sit on the bus. Laws make you do things you would not want to do if you were free. Laws steal choices. What is more valuable than choice? 

What do you have when you have no choice?

Only 8 percent of people say they had trust in the political institution. That means most question and reject the laws promulgated by those institutions. So, ironically, too many unwanted laws lead to anarchy as consent dissipates. The key is to determine the tipping point when The Social Contract collapses because enough individuals are compelled to act against The Law. Increasing numbers of people have reached their Tipping Point. If you agree government has lost its legitimacy, you are not alone.

The American Revolution was such a tipping point. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison first formalized the principles of nullification (click here for more). The Constitution was written to nullify tyranny and codify liberty. It did this by enumerating specific limited government functions, leaving all others to the states and individuals.

Unfortunately, nothing is permnent. Times, politics and ideals have changed. Liberty is under attack. The nation's fundamental doctrine is under threat. An excellent article is here. Congress and the courts have nullified the Constitution and liberty. So have presidents (see the lamentable absence of the rule of law in government today here). President Biden nullified the Supreme Court...months after the Supreme Court voted that Biden's student loan relief is illegal the Biden administration forgave another $1.2 billion in student debt for nearly 153,000 borrowers (see here). Activist federal judges attempt to nullify the executive branch with hectoring writs against legitimate actions they don't like (see here for more). An assault on the Constitution is being led by law professors who have lost their faith in the defining principles and institutions of our Republic. (see here and here). "...the most important principle of constitutional law that is being decided in the next few months is whether the president is truly the chief executive or whether he serves at the pleasure of left-wing judges..." (source)

Do you consent? It may come down to a basic decision: resist or submit. 

In a speech on July 6, 2017, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said,   "The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values ​​to defend them at any cost? ... Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?"

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