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The British system (parliamentary sovereignty) means your rights are ONLY what the current government decides. There is no way to establish fundamental rights
by LatteLazy 3y ago
The British system (parliamentary sovereignty) means your rights are ONLY what the current government decides. There is no way to establish fundamental rights the way the US can with an Amendment. So any improvement you get post brexit is only worth a damn until the next change of whim of parliament.
Personally, I would take a guaranteed "90% right" system (aka the EU) over a random number generator (aka Brexit)...
- dukeyukey 3y agoAlthough most countries end up rewriting their constitutions every now again, just look at Chile now, or even France since WW2. Very few, maybe no countries have a constitution as set and inflexible as the US.
- LatteLazy 3y agoI don't mind changing constitutions. None should be permanent. Weirdly the UK is one of the few unchangeable ones however, that is sort of the only rule: there are no (other) rules. It's super weird...