As the happiness of the people is the sole end of the government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it.
作者:Jessica Zhu
1. People don’t know what’s good for them in the long run
1.1. "[t]he patient’s right of self-decision can be effectively exercised only if the patient possesses enough information to enable an informed choice." - The American Medical Association
2. No policy can gain the consent of every citizen
2.1. Somin, Ilya. "Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the governed – and why it matters." The Washington Post, WP Company, 27 Jan. 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/01/27/why-real-world-governments-dont-have-the-consent-of-the-governed-and-why-it-matters/
3. Consent of the governed
3.1. "In free governments, the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors and sovereigns.” - Benjamin Franklin
3.2. "...governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." - The Declaration of Independence
3.3. "...no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent." - John Locke
3.4. "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it" - The Declaration of Independence
3.4.1. “Sudan Coup: Why Omar Al-Bashir Was Overthrown.” BBC News, BBC, 15 Apr. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47852496.