From 1958 to 1970, under Charles de Gaulle's presidency, the Constitutional Council was sometimes described as a "cannon aimed at Parliament", protecting the executive branch against encroachment by statute law voted by Parliament.
从1958年至1970年，在夏尔·戴高乐的总统任期下，宪法委员会有时被描述为“一门瞄准国会的大炮”，保护行政分支免受由国会表决的成文法的侵占。