The Constitutional Court sometimes behaves as the third house of the Czech parliament and politicians are often responsible for this, Klaus said.There are other means for solving many political problems than the complaints discussed at the Constitutional Court, Klaus said.For instance, the Constitutional Court recently repeatedly discussed the government's public finance reform, he said.In the past, Klaus was often involved in disputes with the US judges, for instance.
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(Ceske Noviny)
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