One particular feature of the NZ constitution - don't think it's a positive or a negative, just a feature - is that its wooly, inchoate nature means we know norms are all we have, push comes to shove. Rules aren't going to come save us. So breaching norms cannot be downplayed as a low stakes action.
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Jo Wolff
“How can liberties be guaranteed without the security of a written constitution?” they said. Turns out every system runs of reservoirs of good will that can evaporate under high temperatures.
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