The Social Contract is based on the notion that government is formed by agreement between the citizens of a nation, and that, because it was created by the People, if the government violates the terms of that contract, the People not only have a right but a duty to change or abolish that government.  This right to contract is part of Natural Law, which is derived from Natural Right, which grow out of those gifts granted to every person by their Creator.  These rights are inherent in every individual and cannot be justly trampled or infringed upon by another.  If they are, this gives the injured party a just claim to redress for that injury.  This is also the source of the People’s authority to change or abolish their government should it violate the Social Contract which created it.  However, Natural Rights and the Natural Law which governs them is founded upon the acknowledgment that there is a Creator.  This places the Creator not only over the individual, but also over those persons who are placed in positions of authority over the People.  This does not set well with those who would replace God with themselves, which is what we do when we claim He does not exist and then pretend to ‘re-write’ His Natural Laws.  Every would-be dictator in history has rejected the notion that the People are his master, and many have attempted to rationalize a defense of their desire to be God.  Unfortunately, history has repeatedly shown that all attempts to reject the Social Contract inevitably result in the loss of individual rights and liberty and, in far too many cases, atrocity. Continue reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF REJECTING THE SOCIAL CONTRACT →