I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (via tofias)

If you were drafting a new constitution (as they’re doing in Libya and Egypt), what would you do?

For starters, you might start with some considerations on drafting a constitution from this interview (in The Christian Science Monitor) with Andrew Reynolds, a noted constitutional engineer.

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    “Thou shalt not be an asshole”
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    Don’t have one. Provisions end up being anachronistic (second amendment, anyone?)
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    Who better than a U.S. Supreme Court justice to say the U.S. Constitution might not be such a great model for...
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    Our Constitution was written during amateur hour.
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