Posted by Timo Geusch on June 28, 2009, 11:53 am
totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) writes:
>> > Perfectly legal in California, of course.
>>
>> Wrong it's just not illegal.
> That means it's legal. The system is that everything is legal unless
> it's proscribed, not the other way around. Unless you live in North
> Korea or somewhere.
*Only* if you're living in a place where the law is based on English
common law. In other places like Germany, it can work the other way
around - if it's not explicitly permitted, it's illegal.
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on June 28, 2009, 1:05 pm
> totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) writes:
>
> >
> >> > Perfectly legal in California, of course.
> >>
> >> Wrong it's just not illegal.
> >
> > That means it's legal. The system is that everything is legal unless
> > it's proscribed, not the other way around. Unless you live in North
> > Korea or somewhere.
>
> *Only* if you're living in a place where the law is based on English
> common law. In other places like Germany, it can work the other way
> around - if it's not explicitly permitted, it's illegal.
OK, I stand corrected. And a bit worried.
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Posted by Twibil on June 28, 2009, 3:30 pm
On Jun 28, 10:05 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > > That means it's legal. The system is that everything is legal unless
> > > it's proscribed, not the other way around. Unless you live in North
> > > Korea or somewhere.
> > *Only* if you're living in a place where the law is based on English
> > common law. In other places like Germany, it can work the other way
> > around - if it's not explicitly permitted, it's illegal.
> OK, I stand corrected. And a bit worried.
But not if you're in California, where -just like everywhere else in
the US- the law *is* based on English Common Law, and everything is
legal unless a specific law says otherwise. (And despite the
occasional fratricidal flame wars, it's one of the things for which we
own the British our gratitude.)
Now all we have to do is burn down Buckingham Palace to repay you for
torching the White House in 1812, and we'll be *almost* even!
Posted by The Older Gentleman on June 28, 2009, 4:28 pm
> Now all we have to do is burn down Buckingham Palace to repay you for
> torching the White House in 1812, and we'll be *almost* even!
Um, would you settle for 10 Downing Street, and the Houses of
Parliament?
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Posted by Twibil on June 28, 2009, 6:31 pm
On Jun 28, 1:28 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > Now all we have to do is burn down Buckingham Palace to repay you for
> > torching the White House in 1812, and we'll be *almost* even!
> Um, would you settle for 10 Downing Street, and the Houses of
> Parliament?
Wouldn't that fall more under the category of doing you a favor?
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>>
>> Wrong it's just not illegal.
> That means it's legal. The system is that everything is legal unless
> it's proscribed, not the other way around. Unless you live in North
> Korea or somewhere.