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From: (JRKRideau)
Subject: Re: The British/English Constitution
Date: 8 Oct 2004 07:33:29 -0700
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"raymond o'hara" <> wrote in message news:<Tbq9d.326225$>...
> "JRKRideau" <> wrote in message
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> > "a.spencer3" <> wrote in message
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > We Americans saw that deficiency in your Governmental Structure --
> so,
> > > > > > after breaking away from you -- we wrote one for ourselves -- and
> it
> has
> > > > > > served us very well for over 200 years now.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > DSH
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | John Parsons,
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | Thanks for your further comments and examples on this subject.
>
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I may have messed up the attributions here :(
> > > > > >
> > > > > We have a bill of rights and magna carta. Will that do?
> > > >
> > > > Hmmmm.... have you read the Magna Carta recently?
> > > >
> > >
> > > It's gotta be better than the US Constitution. They keep having to amend
> > > theirs all the time! :-))
> > >
> > > Surreyman
> >
> >
> > Don't forget Magna Carta was amended too! Edward's version is not the
> > same as John's. Still both are riviting reads :)
> >
> > John Kane
> > Perth
>
> wasn't there a magna carter foisted on any king/queen they could get to sign
> one and that it died with that him/her a new king a new charter.

AFAIR there were only two Magnae Cartae, John's and Edward's but it
has been some time since I read anything about it.

John Kane
Perth Ont

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