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To: roses of sharon
I'm thrilled that they are linking this to the Magna Carta. That is a crucial historical document, perhaps the first time that people stood up to government and said, "You have too much power. We are taking some of that power away from you, so that we can be free."

Now, the Magna Carta was basically a case of the nobility asserting their own rights against the King's, and is not precisely a "We The People" moment -- but it was a start. It basically put a stake in the ground and said "There are limits to what government should be allowed to do."

Hurrah!

22 posted on 05/12/2010 8:10:52 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

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23 posted on 05/12/2010 8:17:39 AM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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