Mr. Krabs wrote: The Magna Carta was written in Mediaeval Latin and translated into English, and I am English (mixed with many other Europeans blood). I can read, write and understand English. It was written in relatively simple terms. It wasn't written to be read and 'interpreted' by lawyers, because they did not exist (in any sufficient numbers) at the time. Put simply, it was written in a way that could be readily translated so as to be understood by those who speak, read, and write the English language. Therefore my understanding is comparable to that of anyone else. It may be that, at the time it was written, few could read it in Feudal England. But that is not the case today.
Where to start? He admits he don't know what the original text says, he's relying on a translation by an unknown person. Maybe the original Latin text is a dirty limerick about the Queen of Spain, he has no idea. And there was no intention at that time that the text of MC1215 should be understood by ordinary British serfs - remember that the concept of printing didn't arrive until 400 years later. Wikipedia suggests that the first English version was published in 1527 (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta#16th_century)
He also claims MC1215 was written in plain, clear terms, but experts at the British Library describe it somewhat differently - "
The text of Magna Carta of 1215 bears many traces of haste, and is the product of much bargaining. Most of its clauses deal with specific, and often long-standing, grievances rather than with general principles of law. Some of the grievances are clear; others can be understood only in the context of the feudal society in which they arose. The precise meaning of a few clauses is still uncertain" (
http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/m ... ranslation)
Mr. Krabs wrote:Furthermore the original (1215) Magna Carta pre-dates any 'parliament'. And it was written with the general approval of the English (mixed with many other Europeans blood) Nation in an effort to define how a decent, just, and non-tyrannical society could function. Pre-dating Parliament, as it does, means that it falls outside to scope of any later Parliamentary attempts to modify it, or otherwise water it down. To do this is an act of treason against our nation as a whole, since it forms the basis, or bedrock, for the British Constitution. Therefore to assert (as some do) that the Magna Carta is simply an icon is fallacious. Article 61,clearly states that assertions designed to undermine it are null & void
So full of wrongness. The UK parliamentary system dates back to the Witenagemot and Moots, long before MC1215. Eg: "
The first recorded act of a witenagemot was the law code issued by King Æthelberht of Kent ca. 600, the earliest document which survives in sustained Old English prose; however, the witan was certainly in existence long before this time. Altogether, about 2000 charters and 40 law codes survive which attest to the workings of the various meetings of the witan, of which there are around 300 recorded." (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witenagem ... imitations)
As for MC1215 being "
written with the general approval of the English ... to define how a decent, just, and non-tyrannical society could function", that's utter balderdash. MC1215 was simply a power-grab by rebellious Barons, at a moment when the King was weak. The common people were not consulted, and their opinion counted for nothing. At that time in history, a commoner was merely bipedal livestock to be worked, taxed or sent into battle as convenient for the rich and powerful.
And finally.... "
it falls outside to scope of any later Parliamentary attempts to modify it". Um, no, it really doesn't, Crabby. The whole point of democratic Parliamentary franchise is to supersede and contain the Royal Prerogative. We have
taken the power to set aside the whims of our Kings, and we have used it to abolish and repeal countless numbers of their mediaeval laws. This is the
real Lawful Rebellion, the largely peaceful manoeuvring of our Monarchy into a toothless and symbolic tourist attraction.
(PS - I fully realise I'm wasting my time here, because Crabby doesn't really believe any of this anyway. He's not interested in facts or law, only in potential excuses to weasel out of his debts and obligations. Like the "Insurance? LOL!" idiot, he has so little honesty or decency that he'll cling to any lie if it favours his selfish desires)