A nonsense that works

Seat of the US Supreme Court, in Washington.JOSHUA ROBERTS / Reuters

The separation of powers is like the "proper spaces" in a marriage.

Each one is organized as he wants or how he can.

And, although the world political panorama has been populated by Montesquieu's gravediggers, the one that the Government, Parliament and the Judiciary can each go on their own, with greater or lesser autonomy, the most effective approach for the operation and the duration of that surprisingly effective social contract called democracy.

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