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Raj Gaurav, Lawyer
Answered Apr 15, 2018
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costitution is the sacred book of a democracy. constitution is what guides the democracy in its day today funtioning. constitution is the travel itenary of a country. constituion can be written or unwritten as in case of india and UK respectiverly. the importance of constitution is summed up as fllows;-
basic rules- its has the basic rule on which the democracy functions. it guides in funtioning of a democracyrights- it defines the right of a citizen over state and other personsduties- it determines the duty of the state and also the duty of the individual vis a vis the country.directives- it contains the directives to the government to make lawdetermines the territory of state and country- the constitution limits the territory of the whole country and the states.citizenship- it determines the various provisions for gaining and losing citizenship of the country.centre and states relations- constitution determines the legislatie judicial, executive relations between centre and states.constitutional posts- it mentions power functions of president vis a vis PM and council of ministers at centre and governor and state council of ministers at state level.it is the bulwark of rule of law in a country it gives the true color to right to equality, freedom and liberty.it mentions the separation of power between union and the states. though india doesnt have watertight separation of power as in US.it makes sure to check and balance power of one organ over the other.it defines whether the democracy is direct or indirect and if it is indirect then whether it is presidential or parliamentary system.
role of constitutioon is multifarous and the need and functions of constitution keeps on changing with time. constitution is a living document as it can be amended with time. constitution provides the required motion to the chariot of the democracy.
BR ambedkar has said after he drafted the constitution that if the constitution is misused in any way he will be the first one to burn it.
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Oscar Plameras, former Managing Director (1993-2001)
Answered Feb 12, 2018
We need a constitution because we need a government to protect our natural rights to life, liberty, and property. The constitution is the fundamental law within which the government must operate.
We need protection from bad people such as murderers, oppressors, dictators, corrupt people, thieves, robbers, burglars, fraudsters, etc. and this is why we must have a government. We need a constitution. The constitution provides a set of written rules that is authorized, and approved by the people. The constitution sets out the rules under which the government is to operate. It is important to remember that the government must protect our natural rights to life, liberty, and property in accordance only with the written constitution. In this view, the constitution creates the government; provides powers to the created government; and limits these government powers.
The government must have powers to do its job to protect life, liberty, and property. These powers are written and specified in the constitution. The government must have the following powers:
1. makes laws;
2. implements these laws; and
3. referees if there are disagreements in interpreting the laws.
In republican democracies, such as we have in the Philippines, these 3 powers are assigned to 3 distinct and different bodies of government as one of the rules to limit the powers of the government. These powers are called:
1. Legislative (Congress) - makes laws;
2. Executive (President) - implements these laws;
3. Judiciary (Supreme Court) - referees if there are disagreements in interpreting the laws.
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