So, we’ve all seen the stories of Americans who think they don’t have to lockdown because of their freedumbs in the Constitution.

Well, if you think that is something… how about using the Magna Carta as an excuse?

The Big Issue, a sort of rag used to help raise support for causes, ventures into the fray:

Fact/Fiction: Can you use the Magna Carta to get out of lockdown?

We all want a way out of lockdown. When most of 2020 has consisted of looking at the same four walls or watching Netflix series that you’d previously disregarded as ‘too much of a commitment’, any (legal) way out will do.

While last week’s news of a Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough was a welcome one, it’s not going to do much to alleviate the current restrictions to our liberties.

So, naturally, some looked to an 805-year-old royal charter instead. We are, of course, talking about the Magna Carta.

Numerous social media users have pointed to Article 61 of the Magna Carta as a way to avoid complying with the lockdown restrictions that were introduced in England on November 5.

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