Power to the People

The topic for discussion today is that the God gave the right to govern to the people. In other words, the people have the divine right to govern themselves and to exercise the power to select and/or depose their leaders. The leaders should understand that they are merely servants and are responsible to represent the will of the people as a whole. When an elected or appointed official misuses the authority of the people and form an abusive type of government, the people have the authority to "alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government…." (Declaration of Independence).