James Bremner wrote:
Gregory Gadow wrote:
Elroy Willis wrote:
Jez <iced_spear@NOSPAMdsl.pipex.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Almost alone in the democratic world, we British have no written
constitution protecting our basic civil and political rights. We
have no
charter defining the scope of the powers of the legislative,
executive
and judicial branches of government.
No way. This can't be true, can it?
For the most part, yes. The one binding, written document is the
Magna Carta.
(http://www.cs.indiana.edu/statecraft/magna-carta.html) Everything
else is
royal decree, parliamentary consent and judicial interpretation.
of them.
No. The Magna Carta is NOT binding. For example, widows do not need the
permission of their lord to marry. Debts owed to Jews are not treated
differently to debts to gentiles. The evidence of women is not treated
differently to that of men. And so on and so on.
That's where the "judicial interpretation" comes in.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
If it is the act of a traitor to speak out against the
unConstitional acts of my government, to excercise my
rights guaranteed by that Constitution -- the right to
publish my opinions and speak my thoughts, the right
to petition for a redress of grievances, the right to
be secure in my person and property against search and
seizure without due process of law -- then I am a traitor.
And God grant us many, many more traitors, for we are in
dire need of them.
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