Enjoying the JourneySpotlight Post: Dual systems of values and laws
November 13th 2008 10:34
Jim Stillman wrote on PoliticalCertainty.com . . .
Dual systems of values and laws
When I graduated law school, a long, long time ago, I was awarded the “LL.B.” degree. Those of us who are familiar with the “double L” recognize that it a plural form and refers to “civil and Ecclesiastical laws”, inferring a dual and parallel legal system. In later years, in England, the systems merged to some extent but there remains a duality.
The social-conservative wing of the Republican Party has had two primary fears and, often, actual hatred, of Barack Obama.
Many are concerned that his election, and the generally Democratic dominance in the Congress, constitute a threat to their strongly and sincerely held beliefs regarding abortion and marriage. (As to the former, I feel equally strongly that, ultimately, decisions are those of the woman, made, to be sure, in a serious thoughtful non-frivolous way, together with family members, the father, religious counselors. . .
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Dual systems of values and laws
When I graduated law school, a long, long time ago, I was awarded the “LL.B.” degree. Those of us who are familiar with the “double L” recognize that it a plural form and refers to “civil and Ecclesiastical laws”, inferring a dual and parallel legal system. In later years, in England, the systems merged to some extent but there remains a duality.
The social-conservative wing of the Republican Party has had two primary fears and, often, actual hatred, of Barack Obama.
Many are concerned that his election, and the generally Democratic dominance in the Congress, constitute a threat to their strongly and sincerely held beliefs regarding abortion and marriage. (As to the former, I feel equally strongly that, ultimately, decisions are those of the woman, made, to be sure, in a serious thoughtful non-frivolous way, together with family members, the father, religious counselors. . .
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