GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY

           Where does a democratic government get its authority from? One might say from the consent of the people. What then of the people who don't consent? Are they still obligated to recognize the government? Most people would say yes, but why? I do not agree with virtually anything this government does so why should I recognize its laws, or pay its taxes? As with all governments, it is because they have the power to imprison me. Governments are given this vast amount of power by the people who voted for them, and those of us who do not want to recognize their authority are told that we have to because the majority voted for them. Democracy is said to hear everyones voice but in this past election we see that it is not the case. Obama was elected even though 48% of the country voted for Romney, and he also won more states. How have these people made a change? How have they made their views heard? Nothing has changed. Democracy is a system where the 52% can suppress the 48%. Our bill of rights supposedly protects the minority from this tyranny but we can see it is slowly being chipped away at, taking away more and more protection from the minority in the name of national security. Anyone who thinks that democracy is a government system for the individual is wrong. It is a government system for the majority and what few safety nets we had installed to protect the minority is being taken away from those that would see a new statist regime.
          There is an unspoken agreement between most people and the government called the social contract. It is insinuated that you give up some of your personal liberties in exchange for the governments protection and services. This is fine with many people but the thing is, it is not a formal agreement. I didn't sign shit. I never agreed to be ruled over by these politicians, nor do I want to. Just because the majority believes in this imaginary contract, I am forced to live by it too? What if your house is robbed and the government fails to catch the perpetrator does that nullify you of your obligation to follow the government laws and pay taxes?
          In the end, all governments protect their unjustly derived powers with force. They tax you with the threat of prison, they can attack you if you're protesting, and now they can imprison you without trial if they suspect you of supporting terrorism (NDAA). A free market society would not have this monopoly on force because of competition between rival businesses. They would also not abuse their power because it would create a terrible public image, thus hurting business. However, since government has a monopoly on force they can act how they please, and regardless of how bad their public image, they wont go out of business because they have a monopoly.