Q&A: Constitutional Court
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Constitutional Court
Question
What does the Rabbi think about establishing a constitutional court, as proposed by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana? One whose representatives would be chosen only by the public, say by a two-thirds majority (like the German mechanism)? Is that preferable to the current situation?
Answer
There is logic to it. The mechanism that would select this institution and its powers is a question that requires analysis, and I have not done that.
I don't know why this would be considered a court at all. You could call it a constitutional parliament, since we're talking about representatives in every sense, who would run campaigns in order to be elected (what education or professional expertise would be required of them?), and whose decisions would be opportunistic rather than professional.