To: wimpycat
Ah, but it IS a punishment by definition.
Leave it to lawyers to find a way to get past that amendment when it means more money in their pockets.
56 posted on
04/07/2003 12:21:23 PM PDT by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
To: Poohbah
I happen to agree with the Supreme Court decision mentioned here, but the fact is that it has already been established through precedent that the 8th amendment (and the 5th amendment) reins in the state, not the plaintiffs.
58 posted on
04/07/2003 12:27:54 PM PDT by
wimpycat
('Nemo me impune lacessit')
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