Spooner is like the kid who says the Emperor is wearing no clothes! You know, he is right. The government assumes its legitimacy -- I have not authorized any of them to represent me. It appears that my birth obligates me to whatever tyrant is on the throne -- not much has changed in 10,000 years. Today our government rules by arbitrary de facto diktat -- like Boss Tweed, "What are you gonna do about it, huh?!"