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    It is not the case that Legitimate authority can arise from fair procedures of consent, not merely from the content of commands (Rawls, Locke).

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    • 1.Consent-based authority fails when procedures are manipulated or when citizens lack adequate information for genuine consent.
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    • 2.Just outcomes sometimes require authority acting against majority preference; procedure-only legitimacy cannot justify this.
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    • 3.Historical consent claims (social contract) lack evidence; actual authority rests on power and functional necessity, not agreement.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.People have intrinsic moral agency; authority imposed without their consent violates their autonomy regardless of outcomes.
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    • 2.Fair procedures create stable compliance because subjects view rules as legitimate, not merely imposed by force.
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    • 3.Procedural legitimacy prevents tyranny of the majority by requiring transparent, inclusive decision-making mechanisms.
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