Legal Opinion · Dissent
State v. Frank Empey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 4, 2016No. 02-14-00407-CRPublished
1Dissent
LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, JUSTICE,
dissenting.
John Locke discussed the purpose of government in his Two Treatises of Gov-emment,1 Many of his ideas are reflected in Thomas Jefferson’s writings, including our Constitution.2 People join together to create a society and empower their leaders to'govern because they seek protection of their lives, liberty, and property. A government is created and rightfully exists only by the consent of the governed “and is but the expression of their aggregate will, designed to secure and protect them in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property ”3
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2Cases cited35 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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