• Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    You’re applying a USA understanding of government to a completely different government structure because you want there to be an actual document called “The Constitution”.

    But that’s not the case here. Either way, we can also take your point further, because a “Constitutional Crisis” can also apply to different branches of government getting into institutional conflict with each other. Since, as we know, legalese likes to use Latin etymology.

    The word “constitution” comes from Latin “constitutio,” meaning a regulation or order, via Old French “constitucion,” and originally referred to laws or customs established by authority. It entered English in the 14th century with meanings including laws, physical makeup, and the structure of a state.

    Either way, it’s still a Constitutional Crisis and very valid terminology to use.