The Democrats never doubted that "they were the constitutional party of the sovereign people."

This allowed the emperor to claim that the magistrates had been "elected" by a sovereign people.

I can accept that a sovereign people have elected to reject Federation membership.

They are appointed by him and confirmed by the Senate, to serve the sovereign people.

The sovereign people must be the public, not the government.

In March 1994 they gained federal recognition as a sovereign people, opening the way to develop a casino.

Government's duty under a social contract among the sovereign people was to serve them by protecting their rights.

But Indian leaders said the move affirmed the tribes' status as sovereign peoples.

And would the Commission oppose the decision of the sovereign people if it decided to vote as the Swiss did?

Pride that over time we have grown to recognize the rights of sovereign peoples to set their own course in the history of the earth.