but legitimacy is when something is within the law
Posted on: July 21, 2022 at 13:50:50 CT
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so it becomes a which came 1st chicken or egg issue.
THe people voted and elected officials to attend each state's ratification convention. Which implies the states existed 1st and the people of those states, under their rule of law and thru their elected officials, ratified the constitution thus making the government legitimate.