Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil. Live as bond-slaves of God.
Christians are to have a submissive spirit toward authority.
In our society submission is primarily to laws and constitutional processes, not persons. Biblical submission is a readiness to obey law and uphold the legal order, not an approval or endorsement of all lawmakers absolutely. There can be a submissive spirit and readiness to obey even where, for the sake of conscience, some laws and lawmakers may have to be resisted. John the Baptist's preaching is an example of a proper indictment of government authority. Therefore, opposition to a leader's behavior and public criticism of it is not necessarily inconsistent with a submissive spirit to governing authorities.