Consent of the Governed & the Legitimacy of Government
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Channel: Paul McKeever · 2007 · People & Blogs
Paul McKeever denies that the legitimacy of government depends upon the governed consenting to being governed. Consent, McKeever argues, is needed to determine who is authorized to fulfil the role of government, but not to justify government itself.
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