Topic: Our initial statutes and case law were predominately imported from England, including their Statute of Frauds, which was subsequently adopted by every U.S. state. In the 1980's, England abolished their Statute of Frauds.

Initial Post Directions: Select ONLY ONE of these 3 questions as the subject of your Initial Post. Start your post by identify which one you have chosen by stating, "I am answering Question fill in the blank (1, 2, or 3).

Then repeat its content in the very beginning of your response.

1. Are there categories of contracts currently within the Statute of Frauds that you think shouldn't be? If so, in. New paragraph, identify which ones and briefly explain why should they no longer be part of the Statute of Frauds. OR

2. What categories of contracts do you think should still remain part of the Statute of Fraud's writing requirement, and why? (For each category identified, write your reasoning in a separate paragraph). OR

3. Do you think that each state within the United States should follow England's lead and abolish the Statute of Frauds completely? If so, why? If not, why not? In a new paragraph, regardlessof the position you initially identified, what are the plusses and minuses of doing so?