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Constitutions as Commitment Devices: what this star will be

A rule made hard to change lets today bind the hands of tomorrow.

By Constellate · 9 September 2026 · the short form

Constitutions as Commitment Devices is a star on the Constellate sky: placed by meaning, named, and connected to the stars around it. This is the short form of its post: the line it carries, the area we colour Politics, and what stands beside it today.

The line it carries on the sky: A rule made hard to change lets today bind the hands of tomorrow.

What stands beside it

The stars nearest to it are Agenda Control, Credible Commitment, Separation of Powers and The Social Contract. When Constitutions as Commitment Devices opens, the conversation will land it among them, with a line drawn to each idea it touches.

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Every star is lit by demand. Ask for Constitutions as Commitment Devices and it moves up the list; when it opens, this post becomes the full essay. The open stars beside it can be walked today, and the first concept of every course is free.

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