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> America so far has been incredibly lucky - we have the oldest constitution in the world. Not even remotely. * the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe
by defrost 10mo ago
> America so far has been incredibly lucky - we have the oldest constitution in the world.
Not even remotely.
* the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922 - present) carried forward the Constitution of
* the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1801 - 1922) which itself carried forward the Constitution of
* the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707 - 1801), which carried forward the Constitution of
* the Kingdom of England (and Wales) (1536 - 1707), which carried forward the Constitution of
* the Kingdom of England* (927 - 1707)
The phrase you likely wanted was "the oldest and shortest written constitution still in force."
> Yet nearly every government that has tried to copy it has failed.
Sure. It's flawed. That's why, for example, some countries just picked the servicable parts and went hybrid with (say) "Washminster" systems.
- jasonm23 10mo agotl'dr later models generally improve on earlier ones. (although "you can't please all the people all the time" applies)
- defrost 10mo agoYes. They iterate over time. As has the US Constitution which from its very outset was a dynamic document put forward with the stern advice to attend to it as time passes lest a despot put it aside.