 Actually even if a party had a two-thirds majority in the US,
it would still be very hard to pass a constitutional amendment
in such a surprisingly brief time. In the US an amendment must
also be ratified by 75% of the states, usually within a time
limit.  As Berlusconi learned, it is very difficult to change
the Italian constitution. He never ceased trying but got
nowhere. (And on the side, this continuous harkening to change
the Italian Constitution to this very day is extremely
iritating, all the more so considering the stature of most of
the parliamentary nominees.)  So what immediately catches the
eye is why it was so easy for Orban to get away with writing up
a new constitution practically by himself in such a brief time
and promulgate it.  By the way, I've been looking for a decent
English draft of the new Hungarian Constitution, and suppose
this is the best translation as opposed to the official version.
I presume this draft is not the final version.  It appears there
are several misleading translati