If no one else does anything in the next few days I will just write a Constitution and propose it.
There will probably be some flaws, as it is not the type of thing I am great at. But, if people insist on delaying it by complaining about something they weren't doing anything about I will not care much for the game.
That's not to say that there shouldn't be discussion and votes and amendments; but as long as it consist of the fundamentals of a democratic constitution, I would be very upset if in the end I wasted my time because players insist on clashing over a bunch of small things that they weren't doing anything about themselves. I mean if people are going to care so much why didn't they do something about it before. That's the way I view it.
For example, I doubt any new players will care about for example the veto power that was being discussed, as long as they see this is actually a game with 1) a world and 2) rules. I mean seriously what is the big deal? I know someone will say something like "well it's a big deal to me because it's an important rule". And no offense, but it was these strong opinions by stubborn people who couldn't accept what was being done that caused a lot of problems. I have my opinions, but I will accept whatever is ultimately decided. If you can't do that yourself then don't bother wasting anyone's time.
While I don't expect the GM's to write the constitution I do expect them to come up with rules and a basic structure for how we are going to form one. For example, should there be an order in the areas covered? (Exectutive Branch first, legislative branch second... etc). Should we split up task and get organized? Or would it better to have an open thread for everything?Questions like these need to be decided by the GM in my opinion otherwise we will just get into those arguments with stubborn people who get upset when they don't have things 100% their way.
Anyway, that's just my opinion on how I think the best way to go about it is. But like I said I don't like stubborn people, and if things are done differently I won't make a big deal about it unless I feel nothing is getting accomplished with the chosen course.