There appears to be a coup ongoing in Romania after the wrong guy won the first round of the presidential election on November 24: A Populist called Calin Georgescu, an independent, coming out of nowhere, completely blindsiding the elites.
As with the German court having come close to, and seeming to still be open to, outlawing the AfD party, this looks like the nightmare outcome of the 90s and aughties world-wide imitation of the U.S. "Constitution's" special living constitutionalist role, circa 1948-to-2018, for a Supreme Court, and with the more-aggressive amplifications Italian, Canadian, and Brazilian added. One can see James Allan's book, Democracy in Decline for some of the developments of this, as they stood a decade ago.
Of course, it also just looks like desperate fig-leaf.
Yes, I believe in most of Europe & in Israel, the liberal justices in America & their ideology really were influential. The consequences are catastrophic for democracy.
"Our Democracy" triumphs again!
But on a serious note: my condolences, Titus.
As with the German court having come close to, and seeming to still be open to, outlawing the AfD party, this looks like the nightmare outcome of the 90s and aughties world-wide imitation of the U.S. "Constitution's" special living constitutionalist role, circa 1948-to-2018, for a Supreme Court, and with the more-aggressive amplifications Italian, Canadian, and Brazilian added. One can see James Allan's book, Democracy in Decline for some of the developments of this, as they stood a decade ago.
Of course, it also just looks like desperate fig-leaf.
Yes, I believe in most of Europe & in Israel, the liberal justices in America & their ideology really were influential. The consequences are catastrophic for democracy.
Thanks, Carl !