:While I am not a lawyer, I do believe that "common law" is the basis for those "states" that are actually "commonwealths", MA, PA, VA(?) as well as for the [[United States Constitution| Constitution]] itself.[[User:Samwell|Samwell]] 23:30, 15 August 2007 (EDT) | :While I am not a lawyer, I do believe that "common law" is the basis for those "states" that are actually "commonwealths", MA, PA, VA(?) as well as for the [[United States Constitution| Constitution]] itself.[[User:Samwell|Samwell]] 23:30, 15 August 2007 (EDT) |