Most voters say they don’t feel very well represented by Congress, and believe the federal government no longer has “the consent of the governed.”
That’s according to the latest Rasmussen Reports.
The survey found that only 19% of likely U.S. voters believe the average member of Congress listens most to the voters he or she represents.
Sixty-seven percent (67%) think the average member listens most to party leaders in Congress, and another 14% are not sure.
That’s actually an improvement from the 10% who thought Congress members listened most to voters when we last asked this question in 2015.
The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive their authority “from the consent of the governed.”
Only 25% of voters believe the federal government today has the consent of the governed, while 59% think it does not.
Another 16% are not sure.
These findings have barely changed since January 2020.
To see survey question wording, click here.
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To test this thesis, list the top 5 instances where the consent of the governed was sought. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
No . This President is following in the footsteps of another famous Democrat Andrew Jackson when a Supreme court case went against him. In a popular quotation attributed to him. Jackson retorted “John Marshall has made his decision wlet him enforce it.” Whether true or not President Biden is doing the same thing with the courts decision on the college loan payments and his installation of the Secretary of Labor without the advice and consent of the Senate.
Obama started, and is now finishing the implementation of Cloward-Piven. Why do you think Obama build a new house in DC? Biden is a figure head. Look for Michelle Obama to enter Presidential Race soon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloward%E2%80%93Piven_strategy
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“Consent of the governed” was always a fraud, even at the beginning. See this explanation:
https://mises.org/library/consent-governed