A historical note:
Chuck Grimes wrote:
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> I suppose it is meaningless to mention that the whole point to the
> Magna Carta (1215) and the right to a writ of Habeas Corpus (1679) was
> to curb the arbitrary abuse of state power to imprison and engage in
> inquisitorial practices of precisely the sort that King George and
> Lord Ashcroft have taken upon themselves.
The _Magna Carta_ (in my understanding) reflected a dispute between KIng & Nobles over division of the plunder -- hardly the landmark in human freedom it is touted to be. I suppose now the "real" Magna Carta that exists in living brains can be seen to be such a landmark.
Carrol