What Would Jefferson Say?
By Becky Akers
September 21, 2016
Responding to “Shouldn’t The Serfs Who Pay The Piper Know His Tune?,” a friend writes,
If, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, the legitimacy of government is based on the consent of the governed, then there can be no secrets, because we cannot consent to what we do not know.
Therefore, if they insist on having secrets, they have no legitimacy.
Works for me.
Becky Akers [send her mail] has published two novels of the American Revolution, Halestorm and Abducting Arnold. They celebrate liberty and sedition, among other joys, so buy them now, before they’re banned.
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