the declaration of right, for accepting the english bill of rights happened at house of lords.
the declaration of right, for accepting the english bill of rights happened at house of lords.
where did the declaration of right, for accepting the english bill of rights happen?
house of lords
mason based his initial draft on the rights of citizens described in earlier works such as the english bill of rights (1689), and the writings of john locke and the declaration can be considered the first modern constitutional protection of individual rights for citizens of north america. it rejected the notion of privileged political classes or hereditary offices such as the members of parliament and house of lords described in the english bill of rights.
virginia declaration of rights
there is some difference of opinion as to how revolutionary the events of 1688–89 actually were, and several commentators make the point that the provisions of the english bill of rights did not represent new laws, but rather stated existing rights. mark thompson wrote that, apart from determining the succession, the english bill of rights did "little more than set forth certain points of existing laws and simply secured to englishmen the rights of which they were already posessed ." before and after the english bill of rights, the government could always disarm any individual or class of individuals it considered dangerous to the peace of the realm. in 1765, william blackstone wrote the "commentaries on the laws of england" describing the right to have arms in england during the 18th century as a subordinate auxiliary right of the subject that was "also declared" in the english bill of rights.
second amendment to the united states constitution