For Vattel, the state belongs to the nation, which may therefore adopt its constitution itself, and change to achieve the goal that is his. He cited the Constitution of England (”that cost, it is true, streams of blood, but it has not bought too dear”, p.29). In this he is the precursor of the revolution of independence of the United States and the French Revolution.
http://fr.jurispedia.org/index.php/Vattel,_Emer_de
3 grandchildren (2, 6, 10) + baking & decorating Christmas cookies + 4 new kitties in the house & one 15 yr old nearly blind dalmatian = DISASTER!
I just got my computer reloaded and lost most of the files from the past month as I had not done a back-up since October. The good news...I am now signed up with carbonite!