The government is real

The government is a real thing otherwise it would be impossible to prosecute criminals. To prosecute criminals relies on truth being derived from democracy. If the opinion of one person has equal weight to that of everyone else then no crime will ever be punished because the defendant will always claim their innocence... and there will be lawless anarchy. Truth as far as law-and-order is concerned is not derived in the same manner as it is in the scientific process... it is derived by consensus and weight of opinion.