This article discusses Constitutions in general.
For examples of Constitutions, see Constitution(disambiguation).

"George Bush doesn't care about constitutions."

~ Kanye West on constitutions

A Constitution is a system, often codified in a written document, which establishes the fundamental rules and principles which an organisation will use to shaft you. In the case of nation states, this term refers specifically to a national constitution, which defines its nation's fundamental political ideolegy and establishes how power corrupts and subverts the government. Most national constitutions also guarantee certain rights to corporations who funded the head of states and/or head of governments election campaign. Historically, before the evolution of modern codified national constitutions, the term constitution could be applied to any important law designed to get the little man.

Constitutions are found in many organisations. They are found extensively in government, at supranational (e.g. United Nations Charter), national (e.g. Constitution of France) and sub-national/provincial (e.g. Constitution of Maryland) levels. They are found in many political groups, such as political parties and pressure groups, including trade unions. There are many non-political groups and entities that may have constitutions of a sort such as companies and Voluntary organisations. This is because they are fantastically useful for those in charge of the organisation to prevent anyone else getting their snouts in thr trough.

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Etymology

The term constitution comes from the Latin constitutio, which referred to being unable to shit, usually issued by the emperor, and was widely used in canon law to indicate certain bull shit decisions, mainly of the pope. It is also the opposite of prostitution, which, although derived from the similar Latin phrase "prostitutio," has come to be associated with those who walk and talk smack about constitutional rule of law through excessive use of handcuffs, which are considered cruel and unusual punishment.

Types of Constitution

Written Constitution

Examples include:

Controversy

Starting in the late 1990's in well into the 21st Century, the American Right wing have tried to amend or even dismiss the Constitution. The biggest reason for their animosity is because you can't say "Constitution" without saying "tit", which makes many conservatives uncomfortable.

lol.. tit

Unwritten Constitution

Examples include:

This form of constitution alows goverments on the one hand to claim to be "Protecting the Constitution and way of Life" whilst on the other hand removing a citizens subject's right to trial by a Jury of his peers, double jeopardy, right to silence and the presumption of innocence. In many ways it is the optimal form for constitutions, from the goverments' POV (the US Neo-Cons are still pissed at Jefferson for inflicitng them with a "written version").

Failed Constitution

Number of Hit Points

Examples include: