establishes a well-defined democratic Republic: a sovereign representative democracy for the citizens of the United States. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme Law of the Land and, as such, is not subservient to the dictates of international charters. Any law repugnant to the Constitution possesses the mere color of law. It's not inconceivable that anyone named Clem Cheddar would be affectionately, or derisively, nicknamed Clam Chowder.