1 新中国成立后,究竟需不需要立宪治国?应不应该颁布宪法?我们需要一部什么宪法?这是萦绕共产党领袖们心中并正待解决的问题,也是中国共产党面临的一个历史的抉择。1953年1月20日,中央人民政府委员会举行第20次会议,讨论关于召开全国人民代表大会和制定宪法的问题。周恩来对这个问题作了说明,强调在召开由人民用普选方法产生的乡、县、省(市)各级人民代表大会的基础上,召开全国人 1 After the founding of New China, the need to establish a constitutional state? Should the Constitution be enacted? What constitutions we need? This is lingering in the hearts of the Communist leaders and awaiting solution. It is also a historical choice the Chinese Communist Party faces. On January 20, 1953, the Central People’s Government Committee held its 20th meeting to discuss the issue of convening a National People’s Congress and formulating a constitution. Zhou Enlai explained this issue and emphasized that on the basis of convening the people’s congresses at all levels of the townships, counties, provinces (municipalities) and people’s general election methods,