Agreed. People still essentially consent to a form of ‘minority rule’.
If more people viewed it through the lens of 25% support, might get greater participation.
“Once less than 25% percent of people vote, I can easily argue that a government that is ignored by 3/4ths of the population has no legitimacy to govern over me and agitate that any use of force by the police or the army is an act of aggression by an external party.”
Who are you going to agitate towards?
Stuff You Should Know did an episode on him and I don’t know how people come to that conclusion. The Wikipedia on Franklin gives some background on it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Peanuts)
New shower head. Can’t wait for it to show up.