我对民法知之甚少,但由于自己十多年来一直从事宪法学教学和研究,所以不得已只好努力关注宪法与民法的关系问题。半年前《法学》月刊组织对《物权法(草案)》(以下简称《草案》)的讨论,原想就该草案与宪法的衔接问题谈些看法,但后来终因种种原因打消了这个念头。这一次,在得知巩献田教授的那封信的影响非常大、引起的争议很多、《草案》起草者和支持者们反应十分强烈、草案的违宪与合宪之争受到法学人士的广 I know very little about civil law, but since I have been teaching and researching constitutional law for more than a decade, I had to work hard to pay close attention to the relationship between the constitution and civil law. Six months ago, the “Law” magazine organized a discussion on the “Property Law (Draft)” (hereinafter referred to as “the draft”). Originally, I wanted to talk about the convergence of the draft and the constitution. However, this idea was eventually dismissed for various reasons. This time, Professor Gong Xiantian learned that the letter was of great influence and caused many controversies. The drafters and supporters of the Bill reacted very strongly and the unconstitutional and constitutional dispute of the draft was widely accepted by legal scholars