Name this knob

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:28:53 -0800 (PST), "pfjw@aol.com"
<peterwieck33@gmail.com> wrote:

The advantage of an unwritten Constitution is that it
allows multiple parties to be Right.

The advantage to English Law is that it allows multiple
parties and opinions to coexist as it requires compromise
in order to function at all.

The disadvantage to both the above is that the are
remarkably sloppy and remarkably disorganized. Brits
"muddle through" for good reason. But, muddle they do.

Israel did it's best to copy all the mistakes and disadvantages of the
British parliamentary system in 1948. For example, Britain has 650
members of parliament and about 10 active political parties.
<http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/current-state-of-the-parties/>
The Israeli Knesset has 120 seats, 17 parties with seats, and a huge
number of minor parties that appear and disappear as the crisis of the
day warrants.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Israel>
Anything worth doing is worth over-doing. Perhaps if Israel increases
the number of seats in the Knesset, the number of parties might
decrease?

Fortunately, there are better ways to settle disagreements available
to middle east politicians:
"Jordan MP challenges firebrand Israeli MK to a duel"
<https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-mp-challenges-firebrand-israeli-lawmaker-to-duel/>

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[Jeff Liebermann]

On Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:55:52 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

Fortunately, there are better ways to settle disagreements available
to middle east politicians:
"Jordan MP challenges firebrand Israeli MK to a duel"
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-mp-challenges-firebrand-israeli-lawmaker-to-duel/

Incidentally, Israel has been debating the merits of having or not
having a written constitution since 1950.
<https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_mimshal_hoka.htm>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Israel>
70 successful years without a written constitution seems to indicate
that the situation will be permanent. Sorry, but no duels are
currently scheduled in order to settle the matter.

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Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
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Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

 

On Friday, 9 March 2018 20:18:40 UTC, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 03:12:49 -0800 (PST), tabbypurr wrote:
On Friday, 9 March 2018 02:40:52 UTC, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

62. Israel is one of only three democracies in the world without a
codified constitution. The others are Britain and New Zealand.

We (UK) have the Magna Carta. While its provisions are few, one of them is more than a little important.
NT

That's not a constitution.

sure it is. It may only have one useful provision, but it's the most important one possible, and is the legal & human rights foundation on which modern Britain exists.


NT