Sovereignty and democracy – Rebelion

A reform of the Constitution is being prepared. We consider it essential to clarify the fundamental concepts on the subject. The essential creator of the theory of Sovereignty, Jean Bodin (1530-1696), defines it as “the absolute and perpetual power of a Republic.” Absolute power, because it admits no one else above it. Perpetual, because it is founded with the intention that it endures indefinitely: it has no lapse of expiration. Sovereignty is …