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It is necessary for a constitution to place limitations on the rulers:
- These units are fundamental in the sense that the rulers may not trespass them.
- Citizens have been specified certain fundamental rights in Constitution to limit powers of rulers.
- Citizens have been granted some basic rights of liberties also, ibebright to freedom of speech and expressions, freedom to form trade union and associations, etc. which cannot be checked by the government.
- Only during the national emergency or in national interest, these rights may be withdrawn during some specific periods.
- It is necessary for a constitution to place limitations on the rulers otherwise they may turn to be a dictator and may overlook the people’s interest constitution guards and controls the rulers.
No, there can be no constitution that gives no power to its people:
- In a Constitutional monarchy, monarch decides the powers of people.
- In a dictatorship, the ruler is supposed to get the support of people to cling to the power, i.e. Pakistan’s General Musharraf also conducted periodic referendum to hold power.
- In a democratic institutions/Constitution; the people are the real source of power where public mandate is required to enact the policies for rulers.
- These can’t be a Constitution that gives no power at all to the citizens. It is always for the welfare of the citizens of the country.