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They might not even be changeable. For Germany for instance: "Article 79 states the Basic Law may be amended by an absolute two-thirds majority of both the Bun
by logicchains 7y ago
They might not even be changeable. For Germany for instance:
"Article 79 states the Basic Law may be amended by an absolute two-thirds majority of both the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. Such a vote may not remove any of the principles underlying articles 1 and 20 as defined by the eternity clause, or remove or otherwise affect the essence of, any of the fundamental rights originally specified in articles 1 to 19; [32] but may clarify, extend or refine those original principles and fundamental rights. " (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany#Process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Repu...)
So any coronavirus-fighting law that could be seen as "removing" one of those fundamental rights simply could not be made. Making these laws hard to change is deliberate, as allowing for changes in "emergencies" allows potential dictators to use emergencies as an excuse for broadening their own power, as Hitler did (and Hungary is doing now, under pretense of fighting the virus).