No, they weren't. Their actions were sovereign actions of the People, tantamount to ratification of the Constitution itself, or to its repealer. When you are sovereign, you may change your government for another more pleasing, and they did.
So, who do you think was sovereign instead of the People? You've never answered that question, as many times as I've asked it.
Who owns America, Non-Sequitur? Who is invested with the right and power to tell the People, "no, you may not," and "do as I say"?