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    4 hours ago

    The loophole is obviously the amendment mechanism - it always is. You can try to close the loophole, but it’s an impossible ask.

    And besides, there’s no perfect constitution. Most countries change them pretty often. The US is an outlier in that regard with its 200+ year old constitution.

    Times change and so do circumstances. Any constitution that wants to stay relevant long-term needs a way to change things to match the times and stay current.

    What’s important is the entire system and bureaucracy around that sole document: it can turn the most totalitarian core democratic, or the other way around. Laws, rules of conduct, procedures… They all make a stable and coherent system. It’s not all in the constitution.