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Keep in mind these laws exist because of how messed up European kings and queens were throughout the last several centuries. The Magna Carta exists because clas
by suifbwish 5y ago
Keep in mind these laws exist because of how messed up European kings and queens were throughout the last several centuries. The Magna Carta exists because classical European governments could not be trusted. Why should they be now?
- fmajid 5y agoThe Magna Carta exists because King John was trying to rein in the power of the barons. It has nothing whatsoever to do with helping the common people.
- suifbwish 5y agoYou just contradicted yourself. The Magna Carta exists to limit the power of the king and thus serves to benefit the common people. It was one of the most important documents for putting the tyrannical age of kings to an end. Like emperors there were few good kings.
- disgruntledphd2 5y agoThe Magna Carta grants rights to barons, not common people. Unless you were a baron, it was pretty irrelevant to you.
- kfprt 5y agoIn other words the decentralization of power from 'dieu and mon droit' to a legal contract. This is definitely in the direction of 'the common people'.
- fmajid 5y agoThe king is distant and does not have direct interest in suppressing individual uppity peasants. The local lord can deliver individualized oppression. Generally, centralization of royal authority, specially in matters of justice, led to an improvement in the common people's situation.