Dismantling the Magna Carta: Full Steam Ahead.

[StormInateacup]

It's distressing to reflect that in 1215 there were more people concerned with protecting large sections of the populace from the rampant abuse of centralised and unregulated dictatorships than there would appear to be in 2012.

But then they didn't have X Box Live, American Idol, Superhero franchise flms and Celebrity Gossip mags to distract them then, did they?

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Sorry that link didnt transfer well. Here is one which does.

www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/24/magna-carta-minor-carta-noam-chomsky

And the spectators must not be allowed to see too much. President Obama has set new standards in safeguarding this principle. He has, in fact, punished more whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined, a real achievement for an administration that came to office promising transparency. WikiLeaks is only the most famous case, with British cooperation.

Yep. If you want to really fuck over a populace, there's no one better to do it for you than a turncoat leftie Constitutional lawyer, is there?

This is a great short course on The Magna Carta, for those who might like to bone up on it. Almost as good as the one in 1066 And All That, which I couldn't find quickly online.
lol


medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/magnacarta.html

[ayezatulbrite]

I'm sure some people have tried to use Magma Carta in court, but the Judges are often a bunch of creeps who will just lock you up anyway.

[ayezatulbrite]

Mr = Mister = Mystery, meaning your legal title is a mystery

Mrs = Mr's = Mister's, meaning belonging to the Mr

Miss, meaning "miss this" meaning no legal title!

[StormInateacup]

ayez, Have you ever had owt to do with the Freeman on the Land crowd?

I think they'd love you.

[ayezatulbrite]

Jul 24, 2012 19:24:56 GMT -5 StormInateacup said:

ayez, Have you ever had owt to do with the Freeman on the Land crowd?

I think they'd love you.

I wouldn't try that stuff unless I really had to. Courts and police will just chuck you in a cell and leave you there. They tried to get £700 off my mate using a combination of bluff and intimidation.

[BadBeast]

Jul 24, 2012 19:33:42 GMT -5 ayezatulbrite said:

Jul 24, 2012 19:24:56 GMT -5 StormInateacup said:

ayez, Have you ever had owt to do with the Freeman on the Land crowd?

I think they'd love you.

I wouldn't try that stuff unless I really had to. Courts and police will just chuck you in a cell and leave you there. They tried to get £700 off my mate using a combination of bluff and intimidation.

Yeah, they try that with me every couple of years. I always refuse to pay my fines, and end up doing the days for them. Fuck it, I'm not about to change the habit of a lifetime just so I don't get banged up again. Bring it, Judiciary Bitches! 3 or 4 weeks on C Wing every couple of years is Not. A. Problemo.

[marisol]

For surely everything you have to love you have to pay some price.

Agatha Christie