A Written Constitution?

[Dharmavidya]

The British government is currently taking soundings about whether there should be a written constitution for UK and, if so, what should be in it.
See http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/rights-responsibilities.htm

What do you think?

[Kenny Lewis]

Apparently one exists....

Our Constitution is made up of a lot of documents that are within Common Law and Statute Law.

1. Magna Carta 1215/25
2. Treason Act 1351
3. Act of Supremacy 1534
4. Declaration of Rights 1689
5. Bill of Rights 1689
6. Treason and Felony Act 1848


It's a great subject actually and quite contested point - One view is that a new constitution is not needed because we have many rights ( that maybe even we are not aware of) A second view is that one document could serve. (serve who though, not sure yet?)

Personally I think that re-writing laws such as these is less than needed, and I dont think we know what we may be giving up.

Namo Amida Bu.

[Kenny Lewis]

Kenny Lewis said:

..... and I dont think we know what we may be giving up.

With that thought in mind, the Magana Carta - Article 61 allows a Sovereign Citizen of England to enter into a Lawfull Rebellion which is a peaceful act but it also means that person becomes a free-man-on-the-land under civil law and is no longer subject to statatury law and a host of other things. Of course I am para-phrasing here more detailed info on this www.tpuc.org

If there is a new witten constitution do you think that the reason for it is to remove some of these legal loop holes in the law?--- ....there are more.

Namo Amida Bu