ARTICLE 3, and 3
and also
What about CRUEL and UNUSUAL Punishment?
What about the right to LIFE LIBERTY and the pursuit of happiness?
these are Federal issues!
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Cruel and unusual punishment applies only to criminal cases. As for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that's comes from the Declaration of Independence, not from the controlling law of our land, the United States Constitution.
There is a case to be made that keeping someone trapped in a virtually nonfunctional body, dependent upon others to provide the basic needs of survival, unable to move, for a prolonged period of time is indeed cruel and unusual punishment. Serial killers on death row are treated much better than that. Just imagine yourself being encased in a snug glass coffin, unable to move, unable to experience the joys of an active life, kept alive by artificial means for days, months, years. No thanks. And, the vast majority of people in the U.S. would not choose to live in this condition either, according to a recent poll.
"What about the right to LIFE LIBERTY and the pursuit of happiness? "
The Declaration of Independence has no legal standing, else countless drug users would refer to the 'pursuit of happiness' part in their legal proceedings.
What about the right to LIFE LIBERTY and the pursuit of happiness?