Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Take on Citizens' Freedom During Elections

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According to Rousseau, people’s minds are filled with public affairs. Such gives people the need to elect representatives that would, in turn, make the laws that govern society. Therefore, people are considered free during the election periods because they majorly determine whom they elect to office. The political aspirants give promises to the citizens, leaving the citizens with a huge decision to make. The citizens have to elect the political leaders they feel would represent them accordingly in the government. People are free during this period because they are the key decision-makers regarding who would make up the government. If most people decide to elect a particular person, t...