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Alma 51:7 · Mosiah 29:26

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Book of Mormon Alma 51:7
"And it came to pass that the voice of the people came in favor of the freemen, and Pahoran retained the judgment-seat"
Book of Mormon Mosiah 29:26
"therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law—to do your business by the voice of the people"

The voice-of-the-people mechanism Mosiah's letter made standing law resolves the king-men dispute at the ballot without bloodshed ('this matter of their contention was settled by the voice of the people', 51:7) - the same procedure that defeated Amlici (Alma 2:7). NEW verse-pair (29:26's priors: 7:9, 28:12; Alma 51:7 unpaired). Paraphrase: the link is the named constitutional procedure operating under stress.

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