Is the Family a Legitimate Form of Government?

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So, here is the first one:

Is the Family a Legitimate Form of Government?

The family is indeed a legitimate form of government.  It acts as a sort of sovereignty as it does fit the requirements to be one.  The family expects obedience from its members.  The parents are the ones in charge making the rules.  Parents also set up sanctions, there are consequences for when the members obey or disobey.

Families are established by oath (marriage), which is enforceable by the courts in a church or state.  These give both positive and negative sanctions for the family to endure.  Some of the many positive sanctions are: financial support, emotional support in times of need, allows education, and is enabled inheritance.  In contrast, the negative sanctions include: the discipline of children and the exclusion of invaders such as: violence, theft, slander, and fraud.

Since a family acts a sort of sovereignty, members have to ask the questions: how can we settle disputes regularly?  How can boundaries be established?  How can sanctions be made fair? And finally, how can predictability (consistency) be maintained?

Families can settle disputes peacefully if they give one another emotional support.  Parents and their children establish boundaries and consequences.  If they do so and are consistent in keeping those boundaries and sanctions, they gain a sort of predictability.