Friday, May 14, 2004
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Will at crescat wonders why the constitution defines treason the way it does.
One thing they don't teach at law school (maybe yale does; i am a proud graduate of the law barn, a state school)is the history of the law.
Many of the issues of the American revolution are carry-overs from the English civil war 1650-1689.
Once upon a time, a noble who warred against the king...
Once upon a time, land in england was mostly held by fee tail, not fee simple, and was handed down via primogenitur.
A noble who warred against the king could, upon conviction of treason, have his lands seized by the crown.
Who judges? The king. Who benefits? The king.
Luckily, we no longer need to fear that sort of thing.
www.fear.org - forfeiture endangers american rights.
later the treason and execution of sir william stanley...brought spacious properties into the royal hands. Henry (Tudor, earl of richmond, henry VII) was thus assured of a settled income. Churchill, History of the English Speaking Peoples Vol 4 p. 16, 1956.
treason trivia - the famous right wing crank tract "none dare call it conspiracy" borrows it's title from john stormer's "none dare call it treason."
a favorite churchill quote "the United States were"
Will at crescat wonders why the constitution defines treason the way it does.
One thing they don't teach at law school (maybe yale does; i am a proud graduate of the law barn, a state school)is the history of the law.
Many of the issues of the American revolution are carry-overs from the English civil war 1650-1689.
Once upon a time, a noble who warred against the king...
Once upon a time, land in england was mostly held by fee tail, not fee simple, and was handed down via primogenitur.
A noble who warred against the king could, upon conviction of treason, have his lands seized by the crown.
Who judges? The king. Who benefits? The king.
Luckily, we no longer need to fear that sort of thing.
www.fear.org - forfeiture endangers american rights.
later the treason and execution of sir william stanley...brought spacious properties into the royal hands. Henry (Tudor, earl of richmond, henry VII) was thus assured of a settled income. Churchill, History of the English Speaking Peoples Vol 4 p. 16, 1956.
treason trivia - the famous right wing crank tract "none dare call it conspiracy" borrows it's title from john stormer's "none dare call it treason."
a favorite churchill quote "the United States were"
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