{"id":7383,"date":"2012-07-24T13:42:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T08:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awamipolitics.com\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2012-07-24T05:42:54","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T00:42:54","slug":"ritchies-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awamipolitics.com\/ritchies-theory-7383.html","title":{"rendered":"Ritchie’s Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

He says that the people exercise sovereignty directly through electoral power, and indirectly through influence, intimidation or potential threat of revolution or rebellion. The ultimate repository of political power is the mass of the people. They are ultimately the masters. Hence every kind of rule exists by virtue of their tacit consent.<\/p>

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