The Democratic Answer

Introduction:
In “The Democratic Answer: The Justification of the State Is Its Promotion of Security and Natural Human Rights” by John Locke discuss that in the state of nature people are allowed to take and have everything they want, but at the end it is always unsafe. People join societies because there is protection and security of what they have. In the state of nature people are biased and ignorant, therefore with a democratic government, decisions are made based on what the majority of the people want. Once people have accepted the society they have given up some of their natural rights for the better good of themselves. The government also has a set of duties to fulfil. If the power given to the government is abused then the people have
Living in the state of nature is like a king with a kingdom, the king has whatever he wants and will take anything he wants. As king he is always trying to defend what is his because of what the state of nature is. State of nature allows people to do whatever they want without there being a right or wrong. The state of nature is also when people are biased and ignorant, especially when it is something concerning themselves. Lastly, men living in the state nature will try to cover their wrong doings with the thought of it being good. This means that people could kill someone because there is no law saying that it is right or wrong and they will do it because it is the easiest way to solve a problem and justify it. This is why the king will give up his kingdom in order for security of his life and the protection of his things by letting go of some of his powers and joining a community. Making promulgated laws and laws for the rich and the poor would help people not want to take from each other because the poor and the rich people will have direction in what to do to in both society levels. Then the second obligation is that the laws be made for the good of the people, everyone will be able to receive different types of aid to ultimately better their lives, which would lead to more peace. Next, the government shall not raise taxes without the peoples consent is beneficial because it not only involves the people but it shows that the government does care about what the people want do not want. Lastly, the government may not give the legislative powers to anyone one or anywhere else. This obligation makes the extent of legislative power valuable because this pprotects the people