Consent Requirement Quotes

Sealed under duress and later repudiated by the King with Papal assistance. This, before Magna Carta, was a common occurrence especially by the military. In many countries, even in modern times, this restriction does not exist. The resentment developed from this practice was a major factor in the Chinese people turning in the Nationalist government in favor of the Communists after WWII. Mao Tse-Tung's soldiers always paid for what they took or used if not donated freely. Not so Chiang's military." John Lackland

The treaty was signed by a number of people including the Navajo leaders but Sherman or his staff drafted most of it. Sherman also had the title then of Indian Peace Commissioner. This clause, together with Article V, {617991} guaranteed the territorial integrity to into the 21st century. The super majority requirement was key, preventing what happened to many other Indian land holdings which were sold off by individuals or so called chief’s who were not really representing the majority of the tribe.

In many countries, wives must have the permission of their husbands to have any major medical procedure. In some she cannot leave the home, travel, or make a contract without the permission of the husbands. Each year, in the third world, many women die in from not being able to have medical care because they were not allowed to leave the village to go to a hospital or clinic in an emergency, until the husband could be found to grant permission. Under American and most law of developed countries, either spouse had the unilateral right to have any medical procedure and neither is required to inform or obtain the permission of the other.