The Original Magna Carta

The Magna Carta changed the rule of law, That is, what the law was and who it was for, From being a simple, dashing validation of the king, To being about truth, reason and justice free-standing. The Charter came into existence in 1215 with a rebellion, Against King John and how he forced his will: He could seize anyone’s cart, steal anyone’s livelihood, Take their corn to dismiss whatever self-worth they’d tilled. The barons and churches were given power: Rights from illegal imprisonment and theft of money; The church was allowed to worship and theologise, Until John was not a legitimate monopolising authority. However, church rights were only important, Because in those days God was the small talk; The conversation point and heartfelt social cause, Such that religion became the concern of the first clause. The Charter let ordinary people become, Individual citizens, equal human beings to the king; Saved them from their position as submissive servants, Made them represented, and eventually self-ruling. It allowed for the charging of taxes, To raise an army of representative citizens, Fit for the job of fighting and controlling, Rather than simply enlisting those who were just willing. Individualism as a pejorative term, First appeared in the 1830s from the Owenites; John Stuart Mill fostered and influenced it greatly, Such that it's now a non-negotiable fundamentality. Political governance needs individualism, Albeit not as much as the tories would say; Existentialism succeeded it and is implied by it, Because meaning is your call and not the monarchy’s play. There were many more Charters after that, And they all specified the ordinary persons right, To a fair trial and to state justice yourself, With your imprisonment being your prison officer’s fight. Rights and liberties pre-exist their enforcement, And the original Magna Carta admitted that stout; Gave people their intrinsic worth as human beings, Created a people-centred land of devolved clout.