Re: pardon?

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From: saes@...

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Subject: Re: pardon?

> kayleighs@... writes:

>

> > Isn't Britain a constitutional monarchy? Aren't there

> > Rules About This Stuff?

>

> Unlike the United States, the British constitution is not a single written

> document which enumerates the rights of its citizens. Rather, it is the

> accumulation of centuries of common law. So the simple answer to your

> question would be no, there are no hard and fast rules about that sort of

> thing.

>

> Regards,

>

Hi ;

That's the very reason The US, does have a written constitution and

previously The Articles of Confederation, limiting the power of the

Federeal Government and later State Governments.

Some US States, notably Mass, and land do still use The

English Common Law. Most other states like Iowa recognize only

Statutory Law, no common law, which creates a mess in some

Interstate Compacts.

The one exception is with a Jury. A jury still has all its' Common

Law Power, though they are never told this in Jury Instruction.

A jury has the power to nullify the law if they believe it unfairly

applied. By that I mean they have the power to find Not Guilty

when the crime was comitted in front of fifty credible witnesses.

No one has the power to hold a jury accountable for their findings,

probably the only absolute power that exists in The US.

I have almost zero knowlege of actual English Common Law. The

only case I've read was an 1898 House of Commons named In Re

The Matter of Danny McNaughton, which was the basis for US

Insanity Laws, in relation to Criminal Conduct.

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Personality disorder.

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> In a message dated 7/27/99 7:15:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

> kayleighs@... writes:

>

> << Why on earth would pd's >>

>

>

> Please, what is a pd?

>

> Best,

> Luanne

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Personality disorder.

wrote:

original article:/group/12-step-free/?start=6460

> In a message dated 7/27/99 7:15:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

> kayleighs@... writes:

>

> << Why on earth would pd's >>

>

>

> Please, what is a pd?

>

> Best,

> Luanne

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For a long time, common law existed right along with the codes, which

also tended to codify common law. Specifically, in this state, common

law marriage was recognized until quite recently, when a statute was

passed to say it didn't exist. Equally, breach of promise causes of

action had to be specifically outlawed before people stopped suing for

it. The idea that women had to take their husband's surname was common

law. There is no statutory basis for it in codes. But now, in almost

every state, there is a statute that says women can retain their maiden

names.

You know more about common law than you think.

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> From: saes@...

> Date sent: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 22:28:26 EDT

> To: 12-step-freeegroups

> Subject: Re: pardon?

>

> > kayleighs@... writes:

> >

> > > Isn't Britain a constitutional monarchy? Aren't there

> > > Rules About This Stuff?

> >

> > Unlike the United States, the British constitution is not a single

written

> > document which enumerates the rights of its citizens. Rather, it

is the

> > accumulation of centuries of common law. So the simple answer to

your

> > question would be no, there are no hard and fast rules about that

sort of

> > thing.

> >

> > Regards,

> >

>

> Hi ;

>

> That's the very reason The US, does have a written constitution and

> previously The Articles of Confederation, limiting the power of the

> Federeal Government and later State Governments.

>

> Some US States, notably Mass, and land do still use The

> English Common Law. Most other states like Iowa recognize only

> Statutory Law, no common law, which creates a mess in some

> Interstate Compacts.

>

> The one exception is with a Jury. A jury still has all its' Common

> Law Power, though they are never told this in Jury Instruction.

>

> A jury has the power to nullify the law if they believe it unfairly

> applied. By that I mean they have the power to find Not Guilty

> when the crime was comitted in front of fifty credible witnesses.

> No one has the power to hold a jury accountable for their findings,

> probably the only absolute power that exists in The US.

>

> I have almost zero knowlege of actual English Common Law. The

> only case I've read was an 1898 House of Commons named In Re

> The Matter of Danny McNaughton, which was the basis for US

> Insanity Laws, in relation to Criminal Conduct.

>

>

>

>

>