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    It is not the case that A person's possession or enjoyment of any part of a government's dominions constitutes tacit consent to that government, obligating the person to obey its laws during such enjoyment.

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    • 1.Genuine consent requires a meaningful opportunity to withhold it, including a feasible exit option free of severe cost.
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    • 2.For most residents, emigration entails catastrophic sacrifice of livelihood, family, and cultural belonging, negating voluntariness.
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    • 3.An act performed under conditions of no reasonable alternative cannot constitute morally binding consent.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Hume observed that mere presence in a territory is an action explicable by countless motives entirely unrelated to political endorsement.
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    • 2.An action that does not specifically communicate political deference cannot be interpreted as consent without equivocating on what 'consent' means.
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    • 3.Deriving political obligation from ambiguous behavior collapses the distinction between de facto acquiescence and de jure legitimacy.
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    • 1.Every person who possesses or enjoys any part of the dominions of any government has expressed tacit consent to that government.
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    • 2.Tacit consent to a government creates an obligation to obey the laws of that government during the period of such possession or enjoyment.
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