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Atheists & Agnostics

Freelancer

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4. I suspect it grew out of a fear of the masses and what will satisfy their sense of "justice served."

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 09:37 PM

Dec 2015

IMO, when what commoners thought started to matter, doing things in a way that kept them placated became a concern. The idea that the state doesn't just do things arbitrarily, but rather after deliberation and consideration, is an appealing idea to people. So, "due process" was devised to serve that perception, while also allowing the powers that be to continue to do what they always did... at least 90% of the time, anyway.

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Question for my fellow Vermin... [View all] NeoGreen Dec 2015 OP

If memory serves, the idea comes from the Magna Carta. cleanhippie Dec 2015 #1

Interestingly, it was likely a churchman who wrote it. JNelson6563 Dec 2015 #2

Ancient Rome had a version of it. onager Dec 2015 #3

I suspect it grew out of a fear of the masses and what will satisfy their sense of "justice served." Freelancer Dec 2015 #4