Actually, that is how our legal system works. Our system is based off of English Common law which is itself derived from Anglo-Saxon Common law (Let's hear it for the heathens!!! hehehe). It's are legal systems based on precedence rather than codified law (in contrast, look at Napoleonic code...Louisiana's legal system is based on Napoleonic code...if you have ever lived in Louisiana or been under her jurisdiction...you know it's an entirely different critter than what goes on in the rest of the country). So precedence is in effect law...though it is more transient than codified law in that precedence can change a lot easier than a codified law. We do also have codified law...but I am pointing out that precedence does bear the same weight.
What Miranda did, was just reinforce the 4th and 5th amendments. It didn't create anything new. It was just a safety measure to ensure that people were aware of their rights when they get arrested. Eric -----Original Message----- From: LRS Scout [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:46 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: in the oh hell no category I am of two minds about Miranda. After all it's not even law, just court precedent if I'm not mistaken (someone correct me if I am). I would prefer they be read their rights though yes. -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:09 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: in the oh hell no category fair enough. so part 2 do you agree with their being Mirandized on arrest? On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:01 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, they should be tried as Americans for treason. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 10:41 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: in the oh hell no category > > > Tim in that case do you feel the same way about accused terrorist > (note not convicted) having their US citizenship stripped? More than a > few legislators feel the same way. Or at least the sponsors of the > bill,Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Scott Brown, R-Mass., and Reps. > Jason Altmire, D-Pa., and Charlie Dent, R-Pa, feel that way. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050604 > 737.html?sub=AR > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> "I think we have to give serious consideration to at least modifying that >> public safety exception." >> >> Such a wrong sentence and one that should never be heard by an American >> official. >> > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larryclyons > -- > The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. > - B. F. Skinner - > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:317917 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
