Bill Thornton.

[Quixote]

I don't remember ever hearing about this guy, but neither did Larry Becraft. His website at http://www.1215.org/ is active, but the most interesting bits are his e-mail exchanges with Bob Schulz and Larry Becraft. Apparently his explanation of the common law was too deep for Schulz to follow. He lost me at "Attorneys are well trained in Roman civil law, but they have near-zero training in common law. However, the common law trumps Roman civil law. Even the Supreme Court of the USA may not second guess a decision of the common law."

[Famspear]

....He [Thornton] lost me at "Attorneys are well trained in Roman civil law, but they have near-zero training in common law. However, the common law trumps Roman civil law. Even the Supreme Court of the USA may not second guess a decision of the common law."

Yeah, that's pretty funny.

We assume that Thornton is talking about American lawyers, so his delusion that "lawyers" are well trained in "Roman civil law" and have "near-zero" training in "common law" makes about as much sense as udders on a bull. And, the U.S. Supreme Court "may not second guess" a "decision of the common law"? Utter (or, maybe, "udder") gibberish.

Argubly, Thornton is yet another example of a miserable failure of the American educational system. And, the fact that at least one of Henrickson's Heroes is citing the nonsense from the 1215 dot org web site with favor is indicative of the cognitive level of such a person.

[notorial dissent]

Now, I'm confused "decision of the common law", just who makes this "decision of the common law", the magic eight ball, the grand high court of Denny's???? Even for sovrun idiocy, this makes very little sense.

[beverlybrown]

My husband, having been a law school professor, can easily explain the differences in common v. civil law should you care to learn. Both common and civil law exist in the United States. You can contact him via his website at [admin: deleted commercial link]

[Kestrel]

My husband, having been a law school professor, can easily explain the differences in common v. civil law should you care to learn. Both common and civil law exist in the United States. You can contact him via his website at...

Beverly, welcome to Quatloos.

Thank you for the suggestion, but he was being sarcastic. The "should you care to learn" comment was unnecessary. Many members of this board are lawyers and we know well the difference.

What he was referring to, sarcastically, was a delusion held by the many so-called sovereign citizens: that they can redefine the law to suit their own whims, a curious hodgepodge of civil law, criminal law, American, British, Canadian, Australian, French, and Roman law, assorted religious laws, and the Uniform Commerical Code, then convene "courts" of their own to declare the government defunct.

[Pottapaug1938]

Many so-called "sovereign citizens" seem to view the "common law" as some sort of pre-eminent Supreme and Eternal Law. This site explains the delusion as well as any:

http://www.spunk.org/texts/writers/black/sp001650.html

[Paths of the Sea]

One of Kent Hovind's people has, without comment, posted for "our" consideration the following 4 hour video from Bill Thornton:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSc407olGQ4

(No, I don't think I am going to be spending time trying to figure out any of the points of the video.)

Sincerely,
Maury Enthusiast!

[Jeffrey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c33myCDqFg8

3 minute response to Thornton's video.

[Paths of the Sea]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c33myCDqFg8

3 minute response to Thornton's video.

Thanks!
Maury Enthusiast!