[Know et al]

But the original version hardly constrained the monarch.

Much like our own constitution and monarch.

[Riflema]

Oddly an accompanying, but similarly flavored, article in the new york times has this quote:
The renowned English judge Lord Denning called Magna Carta “the greatest constitutional document of all times — the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot.”

Hmmm, who you gonna believe, old Tom Denning OM, PC, DL, QC or this univ of chicago hack?

[TexasCajun]

Born, Raised, Berkley CA..

Graduated University of California at Berkeley.

Nuff Said.

[Rebel_Ace]

An idiot with no sense of History.

For example, we still talk about The Code of Hammurabi which is regarded as significant. Do we still live under rules anything like The Code of Hammurabi ? No, those rules are lunacy by today's standards. It is regarded as significant because it was the first (known) time that it was thought that Laws should be WRITTEN DOWN, so EVERYONE subject to them would KNOW WHAT THEY WERE. This was a HUGE leap.

[Secret Agent Man]

Our global governance bosses demand we write this article. We now demand you buy our content. /s

[Brooklyn Attitude]

The Magna Carta wasn’t perfect in it’s inception, and the men who wrote it/enforced it weren’t perfect so it has no value. Typical liberal working to uproot the foundations of Western Civilization. So once you eliminate all respect for Christianity, marriage, the founding fathers, the Constitution and the Magna Carta, WITH WHAT DO YOU REPLACE THEM?

[tanknetter]

The hilarious thing here is that most of the points the NYT makes about the Magna Carta can also be applied to a quaint little document called "The Emancipation Proclamation" ...

[GenXteacher]

“Why, then, is Magna Carta so revered?”

Because it is an early embodiment of the principle that no man is above the law, and that there are things the government is not allowed to do.

[Ditto]

No mention of Divine Right of Kings -— like the Clinton’s seem to assume.

The Magna Carta put the first hole in that dogma. No wonder the Times dismisses it.

[SierraWasp]

The most inspired writing ever... The Holy Bible!!!

The second most inspired... The US Consitiution!!!

The third most... the Declaration of US Independence!!!

The fourth most... The Magna Carta!!!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Now they're going with The Articles of Capitulation.

I particularly like #8;

The Dutch here shall enjoy the liberty of their consciences in Divine Worship and church discipline.

[Amagi]

The New York (Carlos) Slim-Slimes is pathetic.