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The Declaration of Independence says that `` governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed ''.
The phrase `` consent of the governed '' needs a hard look.
How do we define it ''??
Is the consent of the governed a numerical majority??
Calhoun dealt with this question in his `` Disquisition On Government ''.
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