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arethuza on Feb 14, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of s...

It doesn't have a codified constitution in the US sense but it does have a constitution:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kin...

Edit: I would certainly agree that having constitution in this form isn't a great idea...

simonh on Feb 14, 2024 | [–]

Frankly, the US system isn't exactly a resounding vindication of written constitutions either. Arguably the UK system has displayed considerably greater flexibility. For example the US president is still basically an elected George III.

bemusedthrow75 on Feb 14, 2024 | [–]

A written constitution doesn't really seem to work out better, though, does it?

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