There is only one major difference between USA and USSR. Constitution of USA doesn't provide a right to secede, while USSR constitution provided a possibility of such procedure. This difference makes a peaceful dissolution almost impossible.
That you think the USSR constitution was followed, or even meant something, is very telling...
You are right there. It was not followed at least on one very telling occasion: when Crimea was transferred from RSFSR to UkSSR.
It was not followed on any occasions. USSR didn't have a democracy.
Oh my God, who's telling what constitution was followed?
Of course it wasn't followed, just like US constitution. It's only about theoretical possibility of dissolution.
Let's see: Freedom of the press unabridged - check. Separation of church and state - check. Can't house troops in people's houses - check. Can't incriminate yourself - check. ETC. ETC. ETC. As much as you want to compare, most of the US constitution is actually being followed, even if certain parts are being rather "stretched." And the people who do stretch them are being voted on, and thus risk getting kicked out (though not any more). In USSR, no one cared about the constitution. Hell, most people didn't even know it existed. Totalitarian communist leaders could just do whatever they wanted, and if it went against the constitution, they could just change it later. There really is no comparison, despite how much as you'd love to believe that USA was as bad as USSR.
P.S. Not saying USA is great, and it's kind of slipping into the same BS, but it's still nowhere near as bad.
