Rember that the Doom book was based on Germanic customs, as well as incorporating the 10 commandments, Mosaic Code and the Christian code of ethics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_book
So yes the blue laws are based on common law. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The _structure_ of law is derived as you said (with some local innovations). > > Individual laws are not just derived from there, but from a combination of > many places, usually following societal rules and religious rules that > either the majority held in common, or that a minority could slide through > when no one else was looking. > > I dont think the "no refrigerators can be sold on Sunday" law was based on > English Common Law. > > > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Jerry, US law is derived from British Common Law. That comes from >> Alfred the Great's 9th century Doom book, which codified the laws of >> Kent, Wessex, Mercia with Germanic tribal customs and Jewish and >> Christian principles. >> >> So yr both wrong :P >> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Wow, you really missed that point. >> > >> > The point was that our laws are based on the 10 commandments. >> > >> > Not that the 10 commandments are the laws. >> > >> > My examples covered the first. Yours covered the second. >> > >> > (nana-nana-na-na) >> > >> > =) >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Sunday is not the Hebrew Sabbath. Almost everyone running for public >> >> office in the last election bore false witness by lying about their >> >> opponents. None are in jail, although perhaps they should be. As long a >> >> website called OMG exists, no one should be punished for taking the >> Lord's >> >> name in vain - it happens millions of times daily. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > many states still have laws against commerce on Sundays, including >> >> banking >> >> > and liquor sales. >> >> > >> >> > and bearing false witness sounds like perjury to me. >> >> > >> >> > And in Britain, as well as some other European countries, taking the >> >> Lords >> >> > name in vain IS a crime (as is most disrespect to any religion) >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360962 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
