On August 30, 2013, the Washington Post carried a story about a draft for the new Egyptian constitution, which is to replace the one promulgated in 2012 under President Morsi. The latter had pushed through that constitution in a parliament packed with supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood (this was one of the reasons for the massive popular uprising that toppled his government in mid-2013 and brought to power the military-led government presently in power). There is a certain similarity between the two constitutional processes, both hastily drafted by committees appointed by the respective governments. But there are significant differences...