THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION
“One leading of , our Constitution is its flexibility. ' In'so far as it consists of rules of law;; it is liable to modification to any extent by an Act of Parliament, passed’ in the ordinary way without any special formalities of any referendum Lon-a popular vote. In so far as it independent on convention, it can be’. .altered by the adoption of new usages. In this important matter of flexibility it differs from, written constitutions, such as that of the United States: of America, which are said to be rigid, can be modified only by some extraordinary process of legislation laid down in the Constitution itself. The principle of the Ride of Law is really; the security for. what are often, called the liberties of the subject—the right to personal liberty, secured by the writ of habeas corpus, except in , case of a contravention of the law; tho right of freedom of speech, subject to the law of libel, sedition and slander; the freedom of the Press, and the right of public meeting and public discussion.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1930, Page 7
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178THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1930, Page 7
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