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Originally Posted by kutulu
The 8th Amendment gets talked about a fair amount it just isn't named as the 8th Amendment. Prisoners often file cases claiming cruel and unusual punishment and I've seen may fair share of excessive bail cases over the past few years.
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If you're a judge, lawyer, defendant or bailbondsman, I'm sure you do. However, the 8th doesn't do much for those of us who stay out of courtrooms and jails.
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Originally Posted by stevo
I would venture to argue the Interstate Commerce Clause impacts us on a day-to-day basis as much as, if not more than, any other part of the constitution.
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Maybe it does (and I'm inclined to agree with you on that), but the issue that it would was settled long ago. How many times a session does SCOTUS cite the ICC in a ruling? Once?