Good morning.
The leader of the Senate Democrats has now invoked “the Magna Carta”.
The leader of the Senate Democrats has now invoked “the Magna Carta”.
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It is a constitutional ornament, not an instrument.
And like here, it is often relied on politicians who don’t want citizens to have actual practical rights.
I just use it as an amusing linguistic tell.
Schumer assuring his constituents that they can rely on Magna Carta against the constitutional onslaught of Trump’s executive…
…is basically Schumer telling his constituents they have no practical rights at all.