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I got to the part where it says "feudal lords" and I don't need to read any further. I can't fathom how they actually tried to defend this based on the abuse a

by lsllc 3y ago

I got to the part where it says "feudal lords" and I don't need to read any further. I can't fathom how they actually tried to defend this based on the abuse and exploitation of the dark ages. Seriously.

throwaway173738 3y ago
We inherited our entire legal tradition from English common law, so an appeal to precedent from back then isn’t totally outlandish.
- galleywest200 3y ago
  The US did fight a war to not have to follow English laws, however.
  - SllX 3y ago
    The English Monarchy and Parliament, really. Our laws (States and Federal) have continued to evolve in the English tradition as modified by republican Constitutional values.