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Just now, I removed a few lines from the article and made changes to the last header. The previous version mentioned "Presumed obsolescence of the concept." The "presumed" part is, in my view, an opinion. I changed it to be "Later development of the concept" instead, which I argue is far more neutral in tone.

Further, there was a line at the end saying something along the lines of "time will tell" who was right. Again, this is not acceptable language in a neutral encyclopedia. Finally, I removed a line referencing contemporary examples, but which did so without providing proof or context of whatever examples the previous author may have been thinking of.

I am worried that this article will be changed back, and was originally in the state that it was in, because of ideological reasons. Samuelboland (talk) 16:26, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

I revised and finally excised the following paragraph that has no scholarly or authoritative source, just a religious tract.

Both the private citizen argument and the doctrine of the lesser magistrates were used in the United States Declaration of Independence to justify resistance by lesser leaders who in all other cases would be bound to submit to the top executive. Like Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, George III sent an army to terrorize his own subjects, fulfilling the Beerwolf clause.^[1]

That's essentially the original before I tried to modify it to meet encyclopedia standards--and gave up because I see no reason to keep it. If someone finds a reliable historian or historical source, it could be restored in an appropriate form. Zaslav (talk) 09:39, 28 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Worthy? Thmazing (talk) 14:34, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply