"The Sovereign, having no force other than the legislative power, acts only by means of the laws; and the laws being solely the authentic acts of the general will, the Sovereign cannot act save when the people is assembled."
It's like all Rousseauian Social Contract shit etc....
Learnt this at 15 in O-level British Constitution, although not in these exact terms.
Learnt this at 15 in O-level British Constitution, although not in these exact terms.