US Stole Constitution From Ukraine, Russian Pol Claims

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http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/26856

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Yulya Timoshenko (AFP Photo/Sergey Supinsky)

July 1, 2008
America accused of stealing constitution from Ukraine

An ancient Ukrainian code was used as the basis for the United States constitution, insists Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Yulya Timoshenko. She made the extraordinary claim while addressing compatriots on the country’s Constitution Day, on June 28.

The Gas Princess
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(Now we could have some fun with that one, neh? ed.)

said: “The Ukrainian state has an undeviating constitutional tradition. In 1710, when civilised Europe was tentatively mulling over the separation of powers, and baron de Montesquieu even didn’t start writing The Spirit of the Laws, Ukraine had its own constitution by Pylyp Orlyk.”

Timoshenko also claimed that she once read that the U.S. and some of the European constitutions were copied from the Ukrainian one. However, she failed to recollect the source.

It seems Timoshenko's mysterious recollection will remain unanswered.
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Timoshenko might just have something here. But then again, they weren't using it anyway so we decided to instead.
 
Might as well give it back to them, we're not using it anymore.
 
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