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   This is a reminder that people everywhere will be celebrating the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, on June 15, 2015.   Sign waving will start at 8am – Noon, on the overpass.(same location the Overpass group uses to hold signs.  Off of S.R.200)    Please bring a sign and a chair. (don’t forget to bring some water.)   Thank You One And All.    God Bless You,
                                                                                 Pam  
 Any questions contact: Gene LaCross at 352-369-9730, or Hagan Smith at 352-502-2060.

  Information on the Magna Carta
During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. The colonists believed they were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen, rights guaranteed in Magna Carta. They embedded those rights into the laws of their states and later into the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution (“no person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”) is a direct descendent of Magna Carta’s guarantee of proceedings according to the “law of the land.”
Source: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/

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The Magna Carta is one of the earliest ancestors of the United States Constitution. This is a translation from the Latin. The 1225 charter omitted passages marked with an asterisk (*). This translation conveys the sense rather than the precise wording. The original charter ran continuously; it is numbered and broken into paragraphs here for easier understanding. The term “Magna Carta” means “Great Charter.”
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/documents/magnacarta.htm
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