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Now Listen Here
http://mmalkath.blogspot.com
Writes about what comes into head
- Added on: Feb 28th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: HolteEnder
- Listed in: Social Commentary Blogging
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Recent Posts
How Unusual And Cruel Is The 8th Amendment?
During colonial times cruel punishment was not that unusual and bail was on the whim of the authorities, people had a habit of leaving town before their trial. The 8th Amendment reads: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines impos...
The 7th Amendment Worth $20 Of Anybody\'s Money
In English Common Law the right to a trial by jury was well established by the 18 century, but in criminal cases only. Civil trials, over land, property rights, damages etc, were left to Judges and Barristers, who could be a little tyrannical. The...
The 6th Amendment Is The Law On Speed
Trial by jury goes back 500 years in English Law and Arraignment even further, but the Speedy Trial Clause is all American in its composition. In European legal systems, the accused could languish in prison for years before being tried. The 6th elimi...
I Plead The 5th Amendment For Clarity
If you speak Legalese this is the amendment for you. I don't, so I will break it down into sections and try to understand one the most complex Amendments in The Bill of Rights. The 5th Amendment has its roots in the English legal system, The Magna Ca...
The 4th Amendment Wants To Be Left Alone
The 4th Amendment protects two fundamental libertys: the right to privacy and the right to freedom from arbitrary invasion. The inappropriately named Patriot Act has made inroads into its substance. The 4th Amendment can be tracked back to th...
The 3rd Amendment Is Like Rodney Dangerfield
That's right, it gets no respect. It seems quite antiquated in this day and age, but considering how the early colonists had been abused, the 3rd Amendment was a 'must include' for the Bill of Rights. In England, the early Anglo-Saxons had no stand...
