Return ourselves to the Magna Carta

The book Democracy Defined by Kenn D’Oudney offers the best, most peaceful solution to our problems. It says there is a movement within the legal profession to bring back the Magna Carta. It says that it has never been overturned, and is still in place and that government has simply assumed ever more power that it does not have. Whilst theoretically overturned by Pope Innocent 3rd, he had no powers to do so and secondly, on at least 38 occassions since, Kings have reconfirmed that it remains our constitution. It is also confirmed in a plaque in the Old Bailey. What does this do? The book focuses on Common Law Trial by Jury which basically says that the Jury has the ability to annul laws. (Wikipedia confirms that this can still happen. Wikipedia says if a jury frees someone who is clearly guilty of the charge, the government will recognise it and annul the law, however the book says this right of annulment is a right of the jury). Legislation that gets past doesn’t become Rule of Law until a jury has confirmed it. Whilst this may sound strange at first, the fact is we allow juries to make decisions over people’s lives, and they do a far better job of it than governments. What this also highlights is that much of our present legislation which gives greater rights to certain races and minority groups is illegal and the government’s enforcement of them is treason, and they can be charged as such. Another aspect is that the Magna Carta outlaws any religion of hate, so again, many government policies are in breech of this. We need to get more of the public aware of this - (I suggest Ben contacts Kenn and gets the details of whats really going on) - because this is the best route to a peaceful return to sensible government and repairing the social contract which big government has destroyed. **Whilst there are many solutions being offered to the problems we face, Restoration of our Constitutional Common Law Trial by Jury is the only one that addresses them all, returning Britain to a democracy. It would not be a revolution, trying something different, but returning to something that is tried and tested and known to work: a Restoration. By adopting the Constitutional mechanism of justice, which is one of the most respected systems of all time, on which the U.S. and Australian constitutions were based, the campaign has enormous weight… The Democracy Defined Restoration Campaign is being led by members of the legal profession who are pressing for this to be taught once again at law schools where it has been forgotten for the last generation. By doing this, a base of understanding is starting to be recreated, from which a broader understanding and movement will develop, including from politicians.

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In today’s society the Magna Carta is not fit for purpose. We need a new written impartial constitution that suits all the population of Great Britain.

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Our legal system is now so corrupt it allows judges to make the most absurd excuses to allow convicted felons to remain in Britain, generally at the expense of the innocent tax payers.
We need to reinstate the power of the honest men and women to bring the legal system under their control, not the judiciary.
A means of doing that is to reinstate the Grand Jury System, together with Trial by Jury for all cases.
The 1933 act of Parliament that abolished the Grand Jury System needs to be repealed, and replaced with an act that reinstates that system, and also brings back Trial by Jury for all cases, without exception.

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I keep thinking surely this corrupt government has broken the law, can’t an intelligent lawyer take on Starmer & Labour? They are intentionally destroying tbe country & harming citizens

But who would write the constitution? It would end up consulting every special interest group in the country, end up packed with woke nonsense and not worth the paper it’s written on. This is already the case with the ECHR. A child with a set of crayons could have drafed a better treaty.

It needs to be drafted by a right wing party and voted on in Parliament.

I’ll post the rights part of Constitution that already exists and only needed a few word changes to make it suitable for the UK. It might be familiar to some.

  1. Parliament shall make no law enforcing religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

  2. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free country, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

  3. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

  4. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

  5. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

  6. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

  7. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20K, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United Kingdom, than according to the rules of the common law.

  8. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

  10. The powers not delegated to the Kingdoms and counties by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the kingdoms and counties, are reserved to the them respectively, or to the people.