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To: philman_36

Yes - which system do you think America uses?


227 posted on 02/18/2012 7:35:24 PM PST by Harlan1196
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To: Harlan1196
Yes - which system do you think America uses?
Well it isn't an "either/or" answer.
There's Constitutional Law, from the U.S. Constitution and State Constitutions.
There's statutes and ordinances on the federal, state, or local levels.
There's common law, that being the concept of precedence.
And there's administrative law at the federal, state, and local level.

So it's a little hard to say America's legal "system" is exactly one thing or the other. It's a combination of several things and pretty unique to America.

229 posted on 02/18/2012 7:48:12 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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And I'm still waiting...you show me the reply and we'll test your theory.
230 posted on 02/18/2012 7:49:21 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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