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Republican form of government (view source)
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== Basic concept ==
== Basic concept ==
The Republican form is based on the foundation that people are supreme, and governments are instituted to help secure their rights to life, liberty and
The Republican form is based on the foundation that people are supreme, and governments are instituted to help secure their rights to life, liberty and property.
property. Examples of sovereign prerogatives are the right to defend [[private property]] with deadly force, right of locomotion (freedom to travel) upon public roads and waterways, and free exercise of rights and powers.
Examples of sovereign prerogatives are the right to defend [[private property]] with deadly force, right of locomotion (freedom to travel) upon public roads and waterways, and free exercise of rights and powers.
The source and origin of the republican form is found in the Declaration of Independence, wherein all men have Creator endowed rights that governments were instituted to secure. All state constitutions restate the Declaration's self evident truths.
== Philosophical foundations ==
== Philosophical foundations ==