The Constitution Thread

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-05-15 12:05pm

this is the united states constitution. before you make stupid comments about things such as American elections, make sure you aren't spouting bullshit.

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

if the mods could sticky this thread i would appreicate it. Also, feel free to add links to the constitutions and legal guides to any other nation so when we discuss the politics of other nations, we can have a guide of what is and isn't the law. It will greatly aid the debating in this forum.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-05-15 12:41pm

Good idea.

The Portuguese Constitution

Basic treaty of the future European Union Constitution

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-05-15 02:23pm

There's several links to sites that have the full text of the Constitution in the Political Resources sticky.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-05-15 02:28pm

i couldn't find it. i just thought it would be neat to have an all the nations of the world constitution thread for the forum

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-05-15 03:09pm

Here`s one about the Canadian constitution.

www.canadianembassy.org/government/constitution-en.asp?

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-05-15 07:29pm

Montcalm wrote:Here`s one about the Canadian constitution.

www.canadianembassy.org/government/constitution-en.asp?

I see you neglected to put it here in french, only in English.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-05-15 07:47pm

Ted wrote:
Montcalm wrote:Here`s one about the Canadian constitution.

www.canadianembassy.org/government/constitution-en.asp?
I see you neglected to put it here in french, only in English.

That's because we all speak English here.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-05-15 07:54pm

Ted wrote:
Montcalm wrote:Here`s one about the Canadian constitution.

www.canadianembassy.org/government/constitution-en.asp?
I see you neglected to put it here in french, only in English.

Just click on the word français and you`ll get the french side.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2003-05-15 09:16pm

Let's not forget state legal codes and constitutions.

The Indiana Constitution

The Indiana Code

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-05-15 10:23pm

The Russian Constitution http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/rus ... nstit.html

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Ancalagon · Post by **Ancalagon** » 2003-05-16 02:18pm

The Basic Law (The Germans keep it simple don't they

)

http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/GG.htm

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-16 02:51pm

US state constitutions are probably a bad idea to post individually, since there are more than 4 dozen of them and it will put a lot of bulk into the thread. A single unified listing of all the state constitutions might be handy, though.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-05-16 05:30pm

Ancalagon wrote:The Basic Law (The Germans keep it simple don't they )

http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/GG.htm

A more up-to-date version could be found here

German basic law
And yes, it is a German virtue to *not* keep anything too simple

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2003-05-16 05:43pm

Darth Wong wrote:A single unified listing of all the state constitutions might be handy, though.

Done

Legal Information Institute's Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes

Covers all states except Pennsylvania.

Ancalagon · Post by **Ancalagon** » 2003-05-16 06:14pm

Dahak wrote:
Ancalagon wrote:The Basic Law (The Germans keep it simple don't they )

http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/GG.htm
A more up-to-date version could be found here
German basic law
And yes, it is a German virtue to *not* keep anything too simple

Thank you... i have it up till '94 in a book of mine, but i have yet to read the additions in their entirety....

EmperorSolo51 · Post by **EmperorSolo51** » 2003-05-16 06:38pm

I like the My Home State of New Hampshire's constitution becuase it is the only consatitution in entire 50 US states and the 3 territories and 1 district that gives the people the right of revolution.

People's rights:
http://www.state.nh.us/constitution/billofrights.html

Government's obligations and powers: (Part second)
http://www.state.nh.us/constitution/constitution.html

ArthurDent · Post by **ArthurDent** » 2003-05-22 11:27am

EmperorSolo51 wrote:I like the My Home State of New Hampshire's constitution becuase it is the only consatitution in entire 50 US states and the 3 territories and 1 district that gives the people the right of revolution.

Its a nitpick but the state constitution does not give rights, it prohibits the state government from infringing upon them. Indeed the very text of the document demonstrates this quite clearly: "All men are born equally free and independent; therefore, all government of right originates from the people, is founded in consent, and instituted for the general good." and "All men have certain natural, essential, and inherent rights - among which are, the enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting, property; and, in a word, of seeking and obt aining happiness. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by this state on account of race, creed, color, sex or national origin."

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2003-05-22 12:59pm

The Australian Constitution

and this site has links to the constitutions of the Australian states and territories.

Lord Sander · Post by **Lord Sander** » 2003-05-22 05:06pm

The Constitution of the Netherlands.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-05-22 05:32pm

French Constitution

Here ya go, my contribution!