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The US Bill of Rights is copied almost word-for-word from English legislation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B
by cjs_ac 2y ago
The US Bill of Rights is copied almost word-for-word from English legislation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689
- mixmastamyk 2y agoA copy of the Magna Carta was in the National Archives for a while, and John Locke was a notable influence on founders such as Jefferson. Nihil novi sub sole.
- pohl 2y agoI saw it there the day before yesterday!
- mixmastamyk 2y agoCool—I saw it once, and then it was gone a few years later. Maybe being serviced.
- HocusLocus 2y agoOh dear. Where is it now?
- CPLX 2y agoIn fairness, the United States is a breakaway region of Great Britain.
- yatopifo 2y agoAfaik, not Great Britain which is Scotland, Wales and England combined. It was part of the British Empire when it broke away.
- cjensen 2y agoInspired by, certainly. The founders were not ignorant and were aware of precedent. But calling it "almost copied word-for-word" is not justifiable. On a trivial basis, it's literally not word-for-word in any way. On a more serious basis, there are significant changes in the laws, and enshrining something in an Act which can be changed by future Parliaments is a lot different that enshrining something into a Constitution which is much harder to change.