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    It is not the case that A sovereign must legislate wisely so as not to incite insurrection if the sovereign is to maintain its right.

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    • 1.Hobbes argues that subjects surrender the right to judge sovereign legislation as wise or unwise upon entering the covenant.
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    • 2.If subjects lack legitimate standing to evaluate sovereign wisdom, their insurrectionary response cannot constitute a normative limit on sovereign right.
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    • 3.Therefore, insurrection diminishes sovereign power empirically but does not affect the juridical scope of sovereign right as such.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Sovereign right derives from divine authority or natural law, not from the aggregated power of subjects (Bossuet, Filmer).
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    • 2.If sovereign legitimacy is grounded in a source external to popular power, insurrection reflects moral defect in subjects, not diminished sovereign right.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The right of the state is constituted and limited by the power of the people.
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    • 2.Unwise legislation that incites insurrection increases the number of subjects conspiring against the sovereign, thereby diminishing the sovereign's power and right.
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