Governments don't derive their power from mere legal status or economic solvency or not much of anything else that most people believe. Governments derive their power and their existence on the raw use of force. That is why North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba and many other so-called "illegitimate" governments still exist. Not because they hold a Constitution or some legal precedence.... they (and the US too) exist because they hold great military power and means to keep the citizens in line. This is the raw truth.
Governments don't derive their power from mere legal status or economic solvency or not much of anything else that most people believe. Governments derive their power and their existence on the raw use of force. That is why North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba and many other so-called "illegitimate" governments still exist. Not because they hold a Constitution or some legal precedence.... they (and the US too) exist because they hold great military power and means to keep the citizens in line. This is the raw truth.