History reconquered
The adoption of the new constitution is "a historic moment," remarks Magyar Nemzet. The centre-right newspaper reminds its readers that the committee of experts who penned the preceding 1989 constitution, which was adapted from a document dating from 1949 in the wake of the fall of the communist regime, did not intend it to be permanent. The daily also points out that “more than a million citizens took part in the national consultation” organised by the government as part of the drafting process, and insists that “those who would like to replace this constitution should obtain an equally legitimate mandate.”
The daily defends the National Creed, included as a preamble to the constitution, which has also been the subject of heated debate. Arguing that “no political community can live without common values and an accepted common history,” it claims that the constitution marks a break “with the inheritance of dictatorship,” and provides the means “to reconquer our history, which has so often been denied and falsified. Does that mean it is a document that looks to the past? Not at all. History remains ongoing.”
Where is God in the hearts of the people? This is going to matter far more than any honorary mention in a constitution. This is going to color the way that the government actually gets carried out.
Lots of complaints about the new constitution but not one citation from it. I read the article and I have no idea what the author is complaining about except he seems to think something bad happened in the 19th century.