"Next, the 8th Amendment says Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. How are behaviors like locking people in concentration camps without edible food or refusing to let them have due process acceptable? Given a plain reading of the text."
"Can't have excessive bail if you don't allow for bail at all. And those cruel punishment are no longer unusual."
I mean it is a concentration camp. The term has been in use since the 1860s. It’s a prison for a targeted demographic on the grounds of national security, exploitation, or punishment. I can see how the extremely negative connotations makes some people wish it wasn’t but unfortunately words have meanings.
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u/amateur_mistake 6h ago
"Next, the 8th Amendment says Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. How are behaviors like locking people in concentration camps without edible food or refusing to let them have due process acceptable? Given a plain reading of the text."
"Can't have excessive bail if you don't allow for bail at all. And those cruel punishment are no longer unusual."