Friday, September 16, 2011
8th amendment
Everything that is slightly controversial will always be overanalyized; the 8th amendment being one of them. It protects Americans from cruel and unusual punishment which is necesary to sustaining a solid government. Without it, I believe that the individual state governments would become power hungry. This amendment keeps us in track. I think that without it, there would be too much controversy on what is "ok" than with it. Even though there is not a clear distinction as to what it means exactly, it is needed. We can't get rid of it because it keeps us in check, maybe we could alter it slightly to be more specific.
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I understand what you typed. The eighth amendment is telling all the citizens of the United States to not hurt someone innocent. Writing the eighth amendment helps to satifify the suspects when they do need the eighth amendment. The eighth amendment could be slightly changed at times when the action matchs the precious action done. Crimes not able to be fixed would have to give time in jail. Citizens can improve themselves by trials in court.
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