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23rd August 2022, 11:13 PM
constituent (n.)
1620s, "one who appoints or elects a representative," from Latin constituentem (nominative constituens), present participle of constituere "to cause to stand, set up, fix, place, establish, set in order; form something new; resolve," of persons, "to appoint to an office," from assimilated form of com-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see com-), + statuere "to set" (from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm").
The notion is "to make up or compose" a body by Appointing or electing a representative. Meaning "voter in an election to a public office" is from 1714. Meaning "that which constitutes as a necessary part, a formative element" is from 1756.
For example a militia is composed of many individuals. Those individuals constitute the militia. A municipality is said to be the officers appointed to represent that corporate body. A militiaman casts a ballot for his officers. He is a constituent. But no member of that militia (or constituent) can claim to have constitutional rights. That is not for them but for those they to whom are extended the benefit of protection. Could you imagine how a war would be fought if the militia members actually had these rights? You don't stop a battle because a private feels his rights have been trampled.
So perhaps since politics is entirely to be militarized into factions calling themselves Democrat or Republican we just view these factions as separate militia? Then let them sort it out between themselves because what they are planning on going to battle over has no interest to those they are offering protection to (unless perhaps this protection is FROM them...like organized crime).
1620s, "one who appoints or elects a representative," from Latin constituentem (nominative constituens), present participle of constituere "to cause to stand, set up, fix, place, establish, set in order; form something new; resolve," of persons, "to appoint to an office," from assimilated form of com-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see com-), + statuere "to set" (from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm").
The notion is "to make up or compose" a body by Appointing or electing a representative. Meaning "voter in an election to a public office" is from 1714. Meaning "that which constitutes as a necessary part, a formative element" is from 1756.
For example a militia is composed of many individuals. Those individuals constitute the militia. A municipality is said to be the officers appointed to represent that corporate body. A militiaman casts a ballot for his officers. He is a constituent. But no member of that militia (or constituent) can claim to have constitutional rights. That is not for them but for those they to whom are extended the benefit of protection. Could you imagine how a war would be fought if the militia members actually had these rights? You don't stop a battle because a private feels his rights have been trampled.
So perhaps since politics is entirely to be militarized into factions calling themselves Democrat or Republican we just view these factions as separate militia? Then let them sort it out between themselves because what they are planning on going to battle over has no interest to those they are offering protection to (unless perhaps this protection is FROM them...like organized crime).