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Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by atoav on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:00PM (#36006785)
> It's still the best Constitution.

[citation needed]

Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by DiggyJohnson on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:11PM (#36006897)
It’s like 8 times older than the average age of most constitutions. So it has longevity and staying power.
Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by paulddraper on Friday May 19, 2023 @06:24PM (#36007460)
It has lasted longer than every other constitution for every other country.

Doesn't make it the "best" but on the other hand you can't achieve that kind of longevity by "smoking the bad stuff."

Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by dragonwriter on Friday May 19, 2023 @06:33PM (#36007546)
> It has lasted longer than every other constitution for every other country.

No it hasn't. The oldest written national constitution in continuous effect is that of San Marino, from 1600 (unless you count some charters that usually aren't treated that way, like Magna Carta). And plenty of nations survive just fine with traditional rather than integrated written constitutions, which are something of a modern fad, which is why none of the longest continuous constitutional systems have a written constitution in the first place.

Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by paulddraper on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:11PM (#36008788)
I make no claim that a country has to have a written constitution.

Okay, oldest constitution for a country bigger than a football stadium.

Like I said, doesn't make it "best" but clearly has something going for it.

Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by dragonwriter on Saturday May 20, 2023 @10:51AM (#36012390)
> I make no claim that a country has to have a written constitution.

The claim that the US has the oldest constitution, even with the caveats necessary to exclude older written constitutions, is simply false; countries without single integrated written constitutions still have constitutions, and many of those are much older in continuous operation than the US constitution (or the US).

Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by WalterBright on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:38PM (#36008026)
The US is the most prosperous and free'est country ever.