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Originally Posted by BBKing
The reason Germany has a strong decentralised constitutional arrangement is precisely to stop a Fourth Reich, if you think about it. In 1945 this seemed rather important...
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Yes,indeed.Now the constitution can be quite a pain as well,cause both Upper and Lower house of parliament (Bundestag and Bundesrat) are needed to pass a law.As Bundestag members are comprised of federally elected politicians and Bundesrat of state-elected ones,sometimes they block each others votes to show who's boss,depending on what party has the most seats.
I wish we had a constitution sometimes,i'd imagine it could make some things easier (taking government to court)