With Gordon Brown, poised to become Britain's next prime minister, having announced his intent to create a written constitution for the UK, I note with interest that Iain Murray at The Corner points out that today is the anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. He quotes from its provisions:
39) No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.
He ends his post with: "I wonder if they'll still be valid by the 800th Anniversary."
Good question.The Articles of Confederation didn't last long...
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