John Washington III Asks Who Gave Government the Right to Speak for Him and His Family Without Consent
John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, cited the Declaration of Independence's principle that governments get their just powers from the consent of the governed, and asked when he or his family gave that consent.
John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, is asking the United States government and every state government in America who gave them the right to speak for him and his family without his consent. "Who gave you the right to speak for me and my family without my consent?" he wrote. "So when did I give my consent? When did my family give theirs? Who gave a small group of people the authority to speak for every American?"
John Washington III argued that an agreement a group makes for itself speaks for that group, not for everyone else. Using the example of mafia families and their own codes, John Washington III asked, "Can one family walk into another home and declare everyone belongs to them?" and answered, "No!"
John Washington III said being born under a government does not mean he personally agreed to every decision it makes. "My children and I have constitutional rights," he wrote. "Government must not confuse legal authority with unlimited control!"
John Washington III closed by demanding to see the agreement itself. "If you claim to speak for me, show me where I agreed, show me how you're representing us, and answer to the people whose lives you affect," he wrote. "That's the ground I'm standing on!"
