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by sjy 1213 days ago
> a constitution or charter that is extraordinarily difficult to modify, and a court system whose decisions can’t be overturned by the elected government

Remember Brexit? It took them almost four years to achieve after the referendum, in part due to decisions by the constitutional court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(Miller)_v_Secretary_of_Stat...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(Miller)_v_The_Prime_Ministe...