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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
The key is a strong constitution that can't be modified without a vote by the people. If you have a strong constitution and a separate judiciary than they can only wield so much power. In the case of Egypt a strong military should be an effective counter-balance to whoever is elected in the civilian government.
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You'd need a constitution that directly challenges many elements of Sharia law. Also a government and judiciary willing to enforce and cooperate with the constitution. It's pretty easy for a corrupt parliament or military to undermine a constitution.