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Then you do not have a constitution. That structure does not exist in your country. No more than a direct democracy has a parliament.
Injustices done through stupid word games are no less blatant or harmful. See also America's hideous "civil forfeiture," i.e., police stealing things. The simple fact is, the legal system has punished you, without opportunity to defend yourself. Denial of due process is an intolerable abuse no matter how it's framed.
Having police knock down your door at the crack of dawn and then saying the state is just checking 'no thank you' is not a defensible claim - it should not be stated dryly or taken seriously.
A constitution is just a foundation of principals a community uses to define its path.
The US chosen principals do not define the word. Our form of government was called a Constitutional Monarchy long before the US existed. And we were far from the first.
Not that I in any way indicated I agree with how it works. Or any UK actions at all. We def have a lot of actions in our past and present I am not proud of.
But even a minimal knowledge of US history makes it clear your constitutional principals. Have not provented the same abuses of power every other nation faces at multiple point in its history.
The principals of your constitution are a nice idea. But in no way shape or form the pamcea to controlled power.