The most vital part of Magna Carta 1215 — Article 61 — was lawfully invoked in 2001 by a quorum of peers from the House of Lords. Among them were hereditary peers who presented a petition on a vellum parchment, titled “Petition to Defend British Rights and Freedoms,” to the then holder of the office of Sovereign. That petition was never adequately answered, and as a result, Article 61 has remained in effect ever since. This clause — the security clause — compels all law-abiding people within the

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