2006-07-18 03:12:09 · 2 answers · asked by elgincaberrea 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Only as useful as the people elected to uphold it which in our "democracy" means not very useful at all. As GWB once said "its just a goddam peice of paper".
2006-07-18 03:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Jared H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on whose you talk about. The german one or the the Basic Law as it's known probably prevented a communist or resurgent nazi regime in the immediate post war years.
The French one provides for stability through a strong president as does the Italian one through a strong parliament.
However the Irish one is an embarassment especially to me who as a citizen of Ireland thiks it's ridiculous divorce only came in in 1995 and that abortion is basically banned, thereby creating a situ where 100s of women have to go to the UK each year to have one carried out.
2006-07-19 11:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by Nigel M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋