> I must say its rather amusing to see the very American style hyper legalistic logic applied to most parliamentary democracies
You would be quite mistaken to believe such hyper-legalistic logic only came into existence with The United States. The US only built on the myriad of legalese already put in place by the British, Byzantines[1], Romans, and Greeks, <insert dominate culture/country of the era>.
How do you think Julius Caesar came to power? He abused the laws put in place by the Roman Republic by refusing to step down at the end of his term.
[1] The Byzantines themselves[2] have become synonymous with "complex political system"
You would be quite mistaken to believe such hyper-legalistic logic only came into existence with The United States. The US only built on the myriad of legalese already put in place by the British, Byzantines[1], Romans, and Greeks, <insert dominate culture/country of the era>.
How do you think Julius Caesar came to power? He abused the laws put in place by the Roman Republic by refusing to step down at the end of his term.
[1] The Byzantines themselves[2] have become synonymous with "complex political system"
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantinism