Born in questionable democratic circumstances in 1992 but with seemingly reckless abandon since the 2011 national and regional elections, the PPP/C regime has proceeded to dangerously reduce the scope of its legitimacy to a point where many more people now believe it to be an illegitimate government.
Legitimacy provides power with authority, allowing us to feel that we are not being forced to act in a given manner but more or less following our own desires as part of the collective will. Governmental power is based upon authority which is itself rooted in general agreement that the government has the right to make certain laws that should be obeyed. This authority is usually backed