LETTER: SA leads democratic way
Unprincipled and ruthless politicians in US and UK cause consternation
Any constitution is only as good as the politicians responsible for upholding it. Until recently, despite rotten apples in democracies across the globe, there were enough people with integrity in most countries to govern at an acceptable standard within the checks and balances of established constitutions and political conventions.
It has seldom been necessary for courts to step in where politicians disrespected their constitutions and political traditions. But suddenly over the past years a new breed of ruthless politician with no integrity or respect for the truth, and no sense of responsibility towards the people who voted them into power, have burst onto the scene...
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