Reply to post: Re: Just say NO

Trump's torture support could mean the end of GCHQ-NSA relationship

Charles 9

Re: Just say NO

"Yah. But I believe your Constitution explicitly forbids "cruel and unusual punishment"."

But what if the punishment is cruel BUT USUAL? If prescribed in the law as it is now, there can be an argument for capital punishment being usual, especially in regards to treason, which is explicitly in the Constitution.

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