constitution writing is a supremely political process. It is not carried out by
philosopher kings but pushed through by real political forces playing a gritty
political game. Despite what some of us may dimly remember from junior high
school U.S. History, our process was no different. Constitutional kibitzing
rarely finds an enthusiastic audience. After the initial election in the
various Arab countries, the constitution will be the first test of the new
balance of political forces -- and it will be the first real opportunity for
them to discover not simply how to compete, but how to cooperate. Even more important
than the text they produce, the patterns of interaction they establish as they
draft will produce lasting patterns for politics. They need to keep their eyes
on each other -- and that is precisely what they will do.
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