Social contract is not only what we based the Declaration of Independence on, we used it to show Britain had broke their social contract with us... For heavens sake Hap, if Repubs don't know our foundations, no wonder they have no qualms breaking them down... Think Jefferson, Washington, Madison,,,John Locke, Then Declaration of Independence and on to the constitution... https://lawaspect.com/john-lockes-social-contract-theory/ https://www.johnlocke.org/john-locke-and-the-declaration-of-independence/