“讨论”是中国政治生活中的一个重要语词。八二宪法经常被认为是建国以来最好的一部宪法,也部分地因为这样一个值得夸耀的缘由:宪法草案经过了一个最广泛、最深入、最持久的“讨论”过程。①在事实上,“讨论”已经成了中国不成文的宪法程序,而这个程序也是证明宪法本身的正当性或民主性的 “Discussion ” is an important term in Chinese political life. The August 2 Constitution is often regarded as the best constitution since the founding of the People’s Republic and partly because of such a boastful reason: the draft constitution has undergone the most extensive, deepest and most lasting “discussion.” In fact, “discussion” has become an unwritten constitutional order in China, a process that proves the legitimacy or democratization of the constitution itself