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The Declaration, the Constitution, and the Consent of the Governed – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

The Declaration, the Constitution, and the Consent of the Governed – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

A recent Fund for American Studies conference asked its panelists to explain what the Founders intended when they used the phrase “consent of the governed” in the Declaration of Independence, which at first blush seemed simple for a PhD in political science and longtime lecturer on the general subject of…

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