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    1037 days ago

    Ironic, since the writ of Habeas corpus predates even the Magna Carta.

    Habeas corpus goes back to around 1166, which for those keeping track, is only around 600 years before the founding of the USA…

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      227 days ago

      I find it so strange how proud Americans are of their constitution, which was copied largely from British laws; who kinda shat on this part of their history…

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        46 days ago

        Most americans think any country outside america is like going back in time 100 years, so they are proud of the dumbest shit.

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      657 days ago

      The US was founded on ostensibly three major legal ideas.

      Habeus Corpus.
      Due Process.
      The Magna Carta.

      We don’t seem to currently have any of the three.

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      96 days ago

      The idea of habeas corpus was around long before 1166. We know other much older civilizations had courts and the right to a confront ones accusers.