Saturday, March 28, 2015



Article 7
The Reich is responsible for legislation in the areas
1. civil law
2. penal law
3. jurisdiction including the execution of sentences as well as judicial
assistance between government offices
4. passport affairs and the registration of aliens
5. welfare for the poor and the migrants
6. press, clubs, assemblies
7. population policy, motherhood, baby, children and youth welfare
8. health care, veterinary affairs, protection of plants against diseases and parasites
9. labour legislation, insurance and protection of workers and employees as well
as certification of employment
10. the establishment of institutions representing occupations within the Reich territory
11. welfare for combattants and their surviving dependants
12. the law of expropriation
13. the nationalization of natural resources, of economic enterprises, of the production, distribution and pricing of merchandise for the social economy
14. trade, measurements, the distribution of paper money, construction and stock markets
15. the sale of food as well as other goods of daily consumption
16. industry and mining
17. insurances
18. merchant shipping. ocean and coastal fishing
19. railways, inland navigation, motor vehicle traffic on land, water and in the air, the construction of overland roads, as far as these serve general traffic and national defense
20. theatres and cinemas
I chose this article because it shows how strict everything was and how controlling everything was supposed to be it feels more like a communist ideal rather than a capitalist one. It had legislation even in theaters and cinemas meaning even in the leisure places this constitution could write laws.  I feel like Germany is one of those countries that just made many mistakes throughout history and learned from them and a country that went all the way through and did things that even today some countries are afraid to do and that s why Germany is so advanced.
Article 109
All Germans are equal in front of the law.
In principle, men and women have the same rights and obligations.
Legal privileges or disadvantages based on birth or social standing are to be abolished.
Noble titles form part of the name only; noble titles may not be granted any more.
Titles may only be granted, if they indicate an office or occupation; academic degrees are not affected by this regulation.
The state may no more bestow orders and medals.
No German may accept titles or orders from a foreign government.
I chose this passage because it goes against what happened in WWII which means that before all the mayhem happened Germany had a pretty equal system or at least was trying to be a more equal society.  Even men and women had the same rights and duties. Anything that could make you disabled or less positive was supposed to be taken down which opens to a lot of communist ideas, nobility was no longer something important.  I think is very interesting that before Hitler everything was heading towards an equal direction in Germany.

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