tl;dr ... written laws arent safer because politicians will still circumvent/abuse them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Et1-T32FFY

Ch4 has the comments turned off

sigh!

They probably still remember the "Cathy Newman vs. Jordan Peterson" desaster ... and dont want to pay moderators to delete comments.

Reminder the supreme court will vote the prorogation legal.

"Article 57. Respect for the individual and protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens are the duty of all state bodies, public organisations, and officials. Citizens of the USSR have the right to protection by the courts against encroachments on their honour and reputation, life and health, and personal freedom and property."

USSR just simply redefines what property means 😛

The one really great thing in our german constituion is THE RIGHT TO RESIST ... which was added to protect the country from "changing the system" by a dictator. Every german is empowered to "resist", although it isnt stated HOW. This bit is something you should make sure to be included if you get a written constitution for Britain.

We'll be sure to word it better.

@wacka Well ... there is probably another article which allows the state to take your property ... and if you dont have any the state doesnt need to protect it again.

"Article 61. Citizens of the USSR are obliged to preserve and protect socialist property. It is the duty of a citizen of the USSR to combat misappropriation and squandering of state and socially-owned property and to make thrifty use of the people's wealth. Persons encroaching in any way on socialist property shall be punished according to the law"

Yes ... make it foolproof against "using the letter of the law to defeat the spirit of the law" ... i.e. lawyerthink.

They take you instead, since you're also property of the state.

Nope, no written constitution.

looks like the USSR had their version of article 50....

"Article 72. Each Union Republic shall retain the right freely to secede from the USSR."

rofl

So ... the USSR was more/as democratic as the EU?

Same thing right?

USSR, EU... both have similar structures.

And ways of doing things.

Of course ... the EU is a communist organisation, because communism = internationalism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proletarian_internationalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Internationale

no the USSR was more...free

@wacka Well, that article 50 was totally correct. You had public buildings at your disposal and you could use the radio. Just be sure to tune in the proper stations and really, if you get arrested, it's only your fault <:pot_of_kek:544849795433496586>

The EU isn’t communist silly

observe...

Nor is it undemocratic

Article 80. A Union Republic has the right to enter into relations with other states, conclude treaties with them, exchange diplomatic and consular representatives, and take part in the work of international organisations.

Article 81. The sovereign rights of Union Republics shall be safeguarded by the USSR.

Hue. Am silly. I am offended, gunna call 999 and report a hate crime.

the EU does not have an article 80

we cannot make our own trade deals

At one point, Czechoslovakia had a much better economy then the rest since inbetween wars it was like the fifth most developed country in Europe. The rest of Soviet Union couldn't catch up. Sooo they devaluated the currency overnight to like 30:1 and in larger amounts even more than that.

Don't forget how the Czechs tried to prematurely get rid of communism and then got fucking slapped.

Ummm ... the EU is NOT DEMOCRATIC ... and I quote Martin Schulz (former president of the EU parliament) for that as evidence. He once said "if the EU was a country applying for EU membership ... the application would have to be rejected due to lack of democratic substance." (my translation) https://www.welt.de/kultur/article119362024/EU-ist-ein-Mietshaus-mit-dreister-Erpresserkultur.html

Hey Prometheus, Weez was being ironic.

Just look at how Ursula von der Leyen became president recently ... all BACK DOOR DEALINGS IN SECRET.

Right, yet it’s objective fact that we vote in free and open elections.

But yeh.

Well ... I am german ... so I tend to miss that.