We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | George Monbiot

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• Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  America has a written constitution. Can’t see it’s helping very much.

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  • Pacino@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The United States has the worst constitution in the Western World.

    It’s basically impossible to pass immensely popular legislation.

    Because a handful of tiny empty regions have tremendous power.

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  • yakko@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Without a constitution, the US would have been at least this bad since the 1970s. Probably worse, and sooner.

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• HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Unlike the US. Where its written constitution prevents trump from… eh

  Having carte blanche to toxify their nation?

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• mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think a switch to PR would be more practical, and more effective.

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