"Think of it this way. A constitution (written or unwritten) is an agreement between the parties that are powerful as to the terms on which they will deal with each other, as to what other groups they will admit and on what terms, and as to whom they will deal with as permanent outsiders. The foregoing is about how this has been dealt with in the United States until now."
Matthew Holden Jr
Professor Holden is a political science professor and long-time contributor to the Conlawprofs listerv.
When he included the above in a post to the group, I told him it was the most succinct and accurate definition of "constitution" that I'd ever seen.
Framable.
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