“As a result, the state could not accept laws that challenged Vattel.”
“Therefore, if the Constitution delegated a power to Congress, it did so in express terms to avoid usurpations. The result was a strict construction of the Constitution ...”
Virginia and state rights, 1750-1861
“A dwarf is as much a man as a giant; a small republic is no less a sovereign state than the most powerful kingdom”. Vattel
Republican legal theory: the history, constitution and purposes of ... - Page 124