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		| Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop (4) I find the idea that government derives its authority from God bordering on bizarre.  It derives its authority from the consent of the governed and -- in our case -- the Constitution.
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 I am also curious about the argument that the 10 Commandments are an important part of our legal heritage.  Has this been traced, or do we just take this as a given?