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How was the system George Washington designed any better, and how do the results of it in the present day turn out better than the same "luck"? Loads of things
by gizajob 3y ago
How was the system George Washington designed any better, and how do the results of it in the present day turn out better than the same "luck"?
Loads of things in the British system are basically undefined but this is as much of a feature as a bug now. It seems to be about as useful as a nailed-down system of constitution that can't ever be changed, because that's just how things were written. The results are about the same so I'm not fully cognisant of what your critique is.
- ssnistfajen 3y agoBecause the UK's constitutional monarchy is very much unique in the sense that most aspects of it are undefined by written law. That alone is evidence of survivorship bias. Most other countries with stable political systems today either transitioned to a more organized constitutional monarchy or republic. Without ambiguous Swords of Damocles like the royal prerogative.
- gizajob 3y agoYeah but in comparison the political systems of most other countries are all pretty novel, even experimental, and all somehow unique, even if they're analogous. They're all pretty ad hoc, and most have only existed for a fairly short period compared to the British system. Every country is an evolving landscape politically and legislatively. I also wouldn't say "most" aspects of monarchy aren't covered by written law, perhaps only codified rather than strictly planned but they're not undefined. Plus it's a common law system, and so not really comparable to systems of public law.