Indeed, it is in this sense that there exists some normative relationship between A and B, some duty that B has to obey A, which constitutes authority.
The army chief, Gen. Alexander Yano, said that the violence on Monday was a "clear manifestation of the insincerity to the peace process of a significant portion," and that this was "a virtual declaration of war against the duly constituted authority".
"You know both as military leader and former head of state that direct appeal, and incitement of law enforcement agencies and the military, against lawfully constituted authority is both reprehensible and extremely unfortunate," Mr. Obasanjo's letter continued.
The semantic problem is this: In the past, we applied the noun and adjective irregular to the activity of the nonstate, unofficial insurgents like gunmen, partisans and rebels who violently resist constituted authority.
The extension of an existing broadcast law to include restrictions on Internet messages that "incite or promote disobedience of the current legal order" or "refuse the legitimately constituted authority" has elicited concerns from press freedom groups.
The reason for this is that only a duly constituted authority can have the right to make such a proposal.
She added that the commission was a "lawfully constituted authority and respect for the rule of law is vital".
Second, it is not a criticism of Locke since he clearly thinks that tacit consent only legitimates and obligates under conditions where there is a duly constituted authority.
This is the point where social media constructs have begun to break down – identifying not just the holders of authority but the very rules by which we decide what constitutes authority, integrity, and credibility.
The word "revolt" carries with it a very specific definition: "to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny".
'Terror' leads us to refrain from opposing Mr. Saleh in Yemen until we have lost all credibility with his successors while launching desperate incursions against AQAP in the hopes of doing irreparable damage before a newly constituted authority asserts its sovereignty.
