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That's fair. I need to brush up on it's history. Thanks for your comments! -- EDIT: Upon some cursory research I still am not sure I can agree with your asse
by TrispusAttucks 5y ago
That's fair. I need to brush up on it's history.
Thanks for your comments!
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EDIT: Upon some cursory research I still am not sure I can agree with your assessment.
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[1] Bill of Rights : 1689
[2] United Kingdom : 1707
[3] Civil Liberties in UK : (various dates)
[4] Magna Carta : 1215
[5] Parliamentary Privilege
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#Kingdom_of_Great_Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#Kingdom_of_Grea...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_...
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_privilege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_privilege
- sudosysgen 5y agoAll of these things only applied to (part of) the population in Britain. Colonial subjects of the UK had none of these rights in practice, except for settlers.
- TrispusAttucks 5y agoIt seems gray to me. I will concede my perspective. There is no history of the UK being enlightened by freedom. ;)