[quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Roben (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr]actually roben i think you’ll find that the laws in the Great Britain arn’t always 100% the same.
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well no, I’m sure that if you checked all the law in the british Isles and compared them between you would find that there are a lot that are different.
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Link Jon?!?!?!! 
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[quote]ICN (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Roben (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr]actually roben i think you’ll find that the laws in the Great Britain arn’t always 100% the same.
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No?[/quote]
well no, I’m sure that if you checked all the law in the british Isles and compared them between you would find that there are a lot that are different.
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Link Jon?!?!?!! :laugh:[/quote]
No need for link just watch our coalition goverment
[quote]ICN (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Roben (18/12/2010)[hr][quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr]actually roben i think you’ll find that the laws in the Great Britain arn’t always 100% the same.
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No?[/quote]
well no, I’m sure that if you checked all the law in the british Isles and compared them between you would find that there are a lot that are different.
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Link Jon?!?!?!! :laugh:[/quote]
English Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law
Scots Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law
Northern Irish Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_law
All different.
fluffy muff. Didn’t think they were that diff, but you’ve proven me wrong, again 
@Lads - Haha!
[quote]Roben (18/12/2010)[hr]fluffy muff. Didn’t think they were that diff, but you’ve proven me wrong, again :D[/quote]
sorry wasn’t an attempt to prove you wrong or anything like that, just a guess on my part really. i had been told that somewhere in the british Isles, can’t remember where it was a friend was there on holiday but they stop serving food from takeaway places around 8-10 in the evenings and the latest the pub stayed open was 9 and he actually had a lock in at a takeaway hahahahahahaha
I;ve not read the whole thread, but isn’t homosexuality still illegal in the Isle of Man or something.
[quote]bangthedj (18/12/2010)[hr]I;ve not read the whole thread, but isn’t homosexuality still illegal in the Isle of Man or something.[/quote]
So looks like you wont be visiting the isle any time soon then? boom boom
(sorry, had to crack the joke before someone else did lol… note: i was going to write ‘i had to get in there first’ but didn’t think that was ‘appropriate’ ;))
My booking for the Pride carnival over there, as yet to be confirmed.
its still illegal cos if they legalized it all the sheep would no longer feel appreciated.
I always thought Hetrosexuality was illegal there.
but they don’t have homosexuals in brighton either…do they? 
[quote]jpgetty2win (18/12/2010)[hr]the non digital people are the Mormons.
i think texas and can be a seperate country still if they want. an old law that was never changed. something like that.[/quote]
This is incorrect. No state is allowed to secede from the country. It’s a Federal Law.
Roben, the American justice system is not so different from the UK. We actually adopted most of your laws when America was created. The ones that were created differently from yours are call common law. Also even though states can make laws they are still overseen by the Federal government. For instance, in the latest election this past November California was voting on a law that would legalize Marajuiana in their state (California is the birthplace of most new laws). Even if they had won that vote the Federal government would not allow it to happen (they do this to poll the public sometimes). What makes American law so confusing at times is that people are always saying that some new law violates the Constitution, but actually the Constitution is very vague and left open for personal opinion of its meanings (this was purposely intended by the originators as at the time they were against to many laws and afraid of tranny). Another main difference is that we have three branches of government to keep checks and balances on each other (again making dictatorship difficult). There is the Legislative branch (they make laws i.e Congress), the Executive branch (they enforce the laws i.e. the President), and the Judicial branch (they decide if the law is being properly carried out i.e. judges). If you have anymore questions let me know. I just finished my Political Science class this semester.
P.S. those Mormons are nuts!! Also, they are not allowed to have more than one wife in the United States anymore. An example of another state law (Utah) that was overturned by the Federal government.
[quote]Jon_fisher (18/12/2010)[hr]but they don’t have homosexuals in brighton either…do they? :)[/quote]
Clearly you’ve not visited Kemptown
jbachjr78 - mate seriously that’s interesting stuff! I have absolutely no idea why i’ve developed an interest in law, history and science, perhaps even when i’m old i’ll develop an interest also for gardening, bingo and the likes? lol
But yeah seriously, it’s fascinating stuff, doesn’t seem so black and white with the way it’s all seperated in the states.
Didn’t it all start off in american history with the various colonies signing a declaration or something like that?
Do you know why and how it came to be that one part of the americas became ‘america’ and another part came to be ‘canada’?
What is the history behind the american indians? Did they get forced to sign their land over to the colonies or what happened?
Do they still own parts of america?
Is it true that they own a lot of casinos now? Or was that just South Park taking the p*ss?
[quote]jbachjr78 (19/12/2010)[hr][quote]jpgetty2win (18/12/2010)[hr]the non digital people are the Mormons.
i think texas and can be a seperate country still if they want. an old law that was never changed. something like that.[/quote]
This is incorrect. No state is allowed to secede from the country. It’s a Federal Law.
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I was referring to the republic of texas. Theres a few people that claim the annexation of texas in the 19c was illegal and so they should be allowed by law to become a republic again.
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Do you know why and how it came to be that one part of the americas became ‘america’ and another part came to be ‘canada’?
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Not sure about this. The class I had only dealt with the political system in the US. This is more of a Western Civ. question which I am taking next semester. I’m a little upset though because I originally signed up for the history of modern Britian but not enough people signed up for the class so they canceled it. I think it’s great to learn about other cultures. It helps to open up your mind to new ideas. Unfortunately, I don’t see alot of that over here. As far as your question about the Declaration of Independence, yes the 2nd Continental Congress (made up of 56 delegates from different states) was created for the primary purpose to establish an army against the British. By doing so they also signed the Declaration of Independence from Britian. Funny fact about the DEclaration of Independence is that even though we celebrate it on July 4th it was actually voted for on July 2nd and it wasn’t actually signed until August 2nd. However, the document was dated for July 4th.
@Bach - Thats a shame about your College Mate… But I’m v.surprised that you dont know that part of history anyway, being from the US - You are American, arent you?
Cant remember man, Sorry 
Just that we usually learn all that type of foreign history stuff in school, when we’re maybe 8,9 or 10.