A tweet with the caption:
"WHY DID NO KINGS CHANGE THEIR NAME SO THAT THEY DONT CRITICISE THE MONARCHIES IN BRITAIN AND BELGIUM HOLY SHIT IM GOING TO CHOKE LAUGHING"

And a screenshot attached of a Wikipedia article on No Kings: 
"Related demonstrations are planned on the same day in the United Kingdom and Europe, using the alternative name No Tyrants: Vote Early to avoid confusion with anti-monarchic movements in countries with constitutional monarchies. This version invites United States citizens living, studying, or visiting in Europe to participate in the No Kings demonstrations."
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[–] 7 points 6 hours ago

"Constitution" is just a fancy word that makes Americans feel like they were the first and best at something.

You can call a core foundational set of laws whatever you want, and you can have something called a "Constitution" that leaves lots of institutional and procedural and justicial gaps, in addition to leaving 90% of its denizens without a full complement of rights.

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