At present, there are many questions about democratic institutions. Commonly, some argue that the crisis representative democracy is going through is caused by their absence. The present article tries to prove the contrary and establish that the crisis was caused because of their excessive present and due to contradictions between the principles that hold them together. Therefore, a critical review of the concept of “citizen” is offered. The sovereign logic is grounded on this notion. State recognition of legal rights and obligations comes under this category. However, this is an asymmetrical form. Exclusively, the Sovereign has the authority to grant and deprive of citizenship. Thus, being a legal subject implies being subject to Law. The State-territorylife triad implies a reduction of singular existence to a precarious condition. In this sense, new social dynamics focus on new forms of membership in political community that do not sacrifice the singular existence, as well as citizenship, to bare life.