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The German constitution has been very much subject to changes to reflect the will of the people (requires a 2/3 majority in parliament). It is true that Germans

by riedel 4y ago

The German constitution has been very much subject to changes to reflect the will of the people (requires a 2/3 majority in parliament). It is true that Germans do not quite are so obsessive about their constitutional rights like US citizens, however, I would say our constitution is a quite solid basis. The general approval ratings for the legal system and the constitution are really not bad [1] [1] https://www.roland-rechtsschutz.de/media/roland-rechtsschutz/pdf-rr/042-presse-pressemitteilungen/roland-rechtsreport/roland_rechtsreport_2014.pdf https://www.roland-rechtsschutz.de/media/roland-rechtsschutz... Edit: fixed autocorrection typo

brightball 4y ago
It’s obsessed about in the US so much because we have a federal government that oscillates between parties who want to violate it one way or another. Their whims being unconstitutional is our only defense.
FpUser 4y ago
>"Germans do not quite are so obsessive about their constructional rights" In this case "obsessive" is a very desired quality. People's constitutional rights must be guarded from the sweaty paws of the governments that may treat those as a mere annoyance.