“A constitution can defend itself against almost any threat. The one point where it is helpless, though, is when judges refuse to read and apply its plain language. As German judges have just reminded us, the relevant verdict has to be issued at the relevant time.” – TIMOTHY SNYDER | Professor of History at Yale University
In South Africa we are blessed that our Constitution is protected with fierce independence by the Justices of the Constitutional Court. In America we are waiting to see whether the Supreme Court will uphold Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity for a President – past & present.
… and then there is this, from the morning newspapers - it is a South African headline, but in the US an adjudicated rapist is running for president - Cloud Cuckoo Land - here and there: