Celebrate First Freedoms
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Koho: Election PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Lektrik: Electric HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The hand is at fault.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The existing social order is a swindle and its cherished beliefs mostly delusions.” (George Orwell)
Magna Carta required King John of England to proclaim certain rights (pertaining to freemen), respect certain legal procedures, and accept that his will could be bound by the law. It explicitly protected certain rights of the King’s subjects, whether free or fettered – and implicitly supported what became the writ of habeas corpus, allowing appeal against unlawful imprisonment. More >
