a look at the 5th and the 7th Amendments to The Constitution

The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution protects us from having to
pay excessive bail - 

or to be punished in cruel or unusual ways


Isn't waterboarding cruel - and it seems to me to be rather unusual.


Cruel and unusual punishment  (according to my Social Studies Activity
Book called Understanding the U.S. Constitution) is being tortured or
punished in ways that are not humane.


Isn't waterboarding an inhumane way of torturing someone?
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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a fair, fast and
public trial. 

What about after the trial if the person is found guilty?

Just supposing that the person is given the Death Penalty?

Shouldn't there be a fixed amount of time that the person
has to lie around in jail and ponder his Fate - then after that
time is up - just do it.  Put 'em to Death.

Now - though - that DNA has entered the scene - there must
certainly be a Moratorium on the Death Penalty - brought down
by The Supreme Court - if necessary.

The States should be allowed to put as many mean peole to death
as satisfies their need for vengeance - i.e. Georgia, Texas - but as long
as there is even a slight chance that the person is innocent....


NO MORE PUTTING PEOPLE TO DEATH IF THERE
IS ANY CHANCE AT ALL THAT THEY ARE INNOCENT
(see my post on troy davis)
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The Fifth Amendment says that once a person has gone through
a trial and been found innocent - there cannot be another trial later -
even if more evidence is found.

Hmmm...Ok. 

So I have enough money to get myself a slick but good defense lawyer
who uses every trick in the book and succeeds in getting me off.  But
later some really good evidence comes up that without a doubt shows
that I am guilty.  But The Fifth Amendment says I still go free.

Perhaps that needs to be given some more thought - cause folks that doesn't
sound like justice is really being done here.  What is that old sayin - if you
don't do it right the first time - keep working on it until you do get it right.
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The Seventh Amendment to The Constitution says we have the right to a
jury trial.

The Courtroom should be a place where Justice is done.

Why do we feel the need to make The Courtroom a Circus?  If people
want excitement in their life let them go to a basketball game and btw
has anyone noticed that previously unranked IU has now knocked off
the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams go iu (not that I care cause i
don't do sports i'm into The Arts.)

Why do we have to have cameras in the Courtroom and watch it on tv?

Why don't we just let Justice be done  in The Courtroom - and if the public
is allowed in the extra seats - let the tickets be passed out in an orderly
fashion without out running and screaming. 

Let Justice Be Done - and the rest of us go about our daily business.

If you don't get a seat to see Justice Done - get over it.


But no more Circus Atmosphere in Our Courtrooms.




now maybe Troy Davis was guilty - but if there was ANY CHANCE
that he was innocent then he shouldn't have been put to death - not a
rally but after all life is precious and it should not be taken away from
someone who just might be innocent just to soothe the vengence in
someone else's Heart