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To: EnderWiggins

come on wig - we’re waiting.

Still no mention of British Law in the Constitution either.

I am calling you out.

Put up or shut up.


1,033 posted on 02/17/2010 2:15:22 PM PST by syc1959
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To: syc1959

The U.S. Constitution is filled with phrases whose meaning is not self-evident, but which were technical legal terms under English common law (which was what the Founders were trained in)— “high Crimes and Misdemeanors,” “Letters of Marque and Reprisal,” “Bill of Attainder,” “Corruption of Blood,” etc., etc., etc. In every instance, the courts interpreted those phrases in accordance with English common law. There are literally dozens of Supreme Court cases holding that the Constitution is to be interpreted in accordance with English common law.


1,047 posted on 02/17/2010 2:35:44 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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