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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (69194)	4/3/2003 12:21:32 PM
From: runes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

<...the best things about US constitution is its relative minimalism.> Not bad for a group of 50+ framers. BTW - one of the reasons why it is "minimal" is that the greater the level of embelishment, the greater the dischord that arose. So, in effect, the presence of a large group of strong opinions force them to KISS (keep it simple, stupid). So don't write the EU constitution off. But also be aware that the time to achieve a consensus is an exponential function of the number of people involved in the consensus. As for the conciseness of the Constitution - 200 years later and we still have perpetual arguments about how it should be interpreted ;-)