@rwalknla

Is the failure that of revolutions or the political process that appears after the revolution. I think of India and Nepal where the constituent assemblies did a very good (if incomplete) job of encoding into law the core demands of their independence and republican movements. Contrast that with Egypt, where the lawmaking process during the two CAs seems to have been rushed, not very inclusive, and very stage managed. Nepal had a legislature-parliament with 601 members (selected through a mix of FPTP and PR seats), whereas Egypt seems to have had a handpicked separate body (more of a committee than an assembly). Russia had similar problems where they rushed the constitution, were unable to manage their differences, nearly ended up in civil war, and ended up creative a super presidency.

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