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to take on the political obligation
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but once you take on that obligation,
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you agree to be bound by the majority.
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So much for taxation.
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But what you may ask, about the right to life?
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Can the government conscript people and send them into battle?
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And what about the idea that we own ourselves?
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Isn't the idea of self-possession violated
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if government can through coercive legislation and enforcement powers
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say "You must go risk your life to fight in Iraq."
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What would Locke say? Does the government have the right to do that?
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Yes.