Comments on: Magna Carta

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:25:40 +0000

I’m putting it in the rotation as an important date and document for the American government, now, more than ever.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:08:26 +0000

Thanks for pointing out this date…quite a moment in History to be sure!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:13:54 +0000

Actually up to 1215 the text is taken directly from the Magna Carta, CG, but I felt a need to inject a little reality. It’s not as if John felt like being a nice guy. John and his brothers were all a bunch of murderous thugs, which befitted the “aristocracy” of the time.

Steve, the reason there were some many versions was because of the “memory lapses” of kings as to what the Great Charter said. The executive branch has a long history of resenting restraints.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:53:06 +0000

About 12 years ago, I saw that original copy of the Magna Carta, made available by (of all people) Ross Perot, and displayed (at that time) in our National Archives in the same hall in which the Constitution is displayed for public viewing. Few people took the time to view the much earlier document, and I confess I was in a hurry to see the Bill of Rights. (The guard had to urge me onward; I held up the line while I attempted to read it.) But this first attempt to bring a king of England to the table, even if it failed in the short run, holds a lot of significance for Americans. Thanks for the reminder, Bryan.

By: The CultureGhost

The CultureGhost — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:13:30 +0000

I love the part about the “assorted heavily armed peers of the realm.”