Jack of Harts

The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution bans excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. It is very short and to the point, and once again in answer to real problems. The definitions of all of these have changed over the years, with evolving social norms, with modern bails, fines, and punishments generally being far less than they used to. Though the recent rash of Political Trials have seen general violations of this aimed at those the party in power wants to punish as severely as possible. It is my great hope that some new rulings on this amendment stating that it means what it means will be forthcoming soon.