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> Considered by whom? ... the people who put it in place 300 years ago?
by peteretep 9y ago
> Considered by whom?
... the people who put it in place 300 years ago?
- pjc50 9y agoIsn't it more relevant what people alive today consider?
- peteretep 9y agoIn determining if the system is a good one or not, yes. But in determining if it's working how the creators wanted it to, and hence whether it's a feature or bug? No.
- pjc50 9y agoThe intent of the original creators was, among other things, vehement anti-Catholicism. That's what the line "That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law." is doing in the original text. Sectarianism: bug or feature?
- andy_ppp 9y agoWhat rights do I have under the UK system that can't be taken away?
- peteretep 9y agoNone, because of Parliametary Sovereignty.