It constitutes a detached whole, which, as it represents the determination of the whole people, is no less binding on the legislator than on the private citizen, but which may be altered by the will of the people in predetermined cases, according to established rules.
Aparteko obra da, herri osoaren borondatea ordezkatzen duenez, legegileak nahiz hiritar xeheak behartzen dituena, baina herriaren borondatez alda daitekeena, horretarako ezarritako formen arabera eta aurrikusiriko kasuetan.