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The dominant failure mode of constitutional capital: the gradual migration of authority from structure back to people. Reversion occurs when predefined rules are treated as provisional, exceptional circumstances justify ad hoc intervention, or continuity is reframed as contingent on judgment rather than compliance. Once reversion begins, renewal discretion reappears and the system slowly reacquires the dependency dynamics constitutional capital was designed to eliminate.
A board decides that 'special circumstances' justify overriding the automatic renewal mechanism for one cycle. Even framed as temporary, this establishes a precedent: authority can override structure. Future exceptions become easier to justify.
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