!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing [law] or a regime.[1] With respect to [{$pagename}], [Philip Bobbit] says:\\The defining characteristic ... of a [Constitutional Order] is its basis for [{$pagename}]. [2] The [Constitutional Order] of the industrial nation state, within which we currently live, promised: give us power and we will improve the material well-being of the nation. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Legitimacy_(political)|Wikipedia:Legitimacy_(political)|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-09-23 * [#2] - [Self-Sovereign Identity and the Legitimacy of Permissioned Ledgers|http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/09/self-sovereign_identity_and_the_legitimacy_of_permissioned_ledgers.shtml|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-09-23