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Philosophy

Constituent Power in Revolutionary Constitutionalism

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In revolutionary constitutionalism, the constituent power—the people—exists before and above any written constitution, meaning they can legally break the very laws they created to install a new order.

Why this is interesting

Think of a constitution as the software of a nation. But who has the authority to write that software, and what happens when the people decide to hit 'reset'?