Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary… — Frank Herbert

Does a populace have informed consent when a ruling minority acts in secret to ignite a war, doing this to justify the existence of the minority's forces? History already has answered that question. Every society in the ConSentiency today reflects the historical judgment that failure to provide full information for informed consent on such an issue represents an ultimate crime.

Governments always commit their entire populations when the demands grow heavy enough. By their passive acceptance, these populations become accessories to whatever is done in their name.

That is one of the Law's purposes, of course: to test the qualities of those who choose to employ it.