text:  by the very nature of having a civil society, we've agreed that we're going to comply with some rules and regulations, some laws. And in a representative democracy, in a representative republic like we have, that we're going to ask city councils or county commissioners, we're going to ask state legislatures, we're going to ask U.S. Congress, hey, help us live in a civil society, and we're going to elect you to protect our rights,