If the majority were not established as the official measure for governing, forming a government would be counterproductive, as there would be divided and dissipated opinions. The state of nature lacks organized law, a just judge, and firm executive power. For these reasons a man chooses to give up his unique power, to join a safeguarded society, which protects, governs, legislates and executes for the protection of its people. Society's restrictions on the Commonwealth must be regulated by written law, these same laws must be adapted for the good of the people. The Commonwealth cannot raise property taxes without consent, and the Legislature cannot transfer power to anyone else. A legitimate official is bound by the laws of the legislature, but a tyrant acts for his own benefit. Locke states that tyranny is “the exercise of power beyond law…[so] wherever law ends tyranny begins.” (78,79) Any executive body that renounces its loyalty to the people is a