JB/037/008/001

Click Here To Edit

1821 April 8th First Lines Constitutional Law
(1) Means

In the case of a representative Democracy, the means and the only
of execution - the means by which, this form of government may
be rendered — the means & the only means by which this form of
Government conducive in the highest degree to the only legitimate
end of Government — the greatest happiness of the greatest number,
— are no less obvious & natural than they are simple: — order
matters so, that the person by whom, the immediately — acting
powers of Government are exercised, shall at stated times & at short
intervals be removable all of them without exception, by the persons
possessed of the original and originative powers of Government:
trustees by principles als; ruling few, by subject many. I
say subject many; for, by the exercise of the receipt or power of
election with reference to those by whom the powers of Government
are exercised, subjection is not excluded — No, nor under
this form of Government by the exercise or profession or exercise
even of those powers themselves.

Misrule is the thing to be as far as may be excluded.
By the very nature of man, misrule as far as any balance
on the side of advantage to the Ruler is expected by him is necessitated:
by the assurance of eventual removal — by this & not
without this, that expectation may be excluded.

By In election at stated times the effect of the power of appointment
& that of the power of removal is included. If having
at the time immediately preceding the day of election, occupied
the situation in question, a man is re-elected, the power of appointment
is exercised in his favour, the power of removal
with relation to him is forborne to be exercised: if he be not
re-elected the power of removal with reference to him is exercised,
the power of appointment with relation to him is forborne to be
exercised.

Identifier: | JB/037/008/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 37.
Date_1	1821-04-08	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	037	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	008	Info in main headings field	first lines
Image	001	Titles	[[titles::means by[?]]]
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	richard doane	Watermarks	j whatman 1819
Marginals		Paper Producer	john flowerdew colls
Corrections	richard doane	Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	11223
Box Contents