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Clarence Thomas's way of interpreting the Constitution

The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel AND unusual punishment. It does not prohibit cruel punishment. It does not prohibit unusual punishment. It only forbids cruel AND unusual punishment. Therefore, cruel punishment is totally constitutional. So, too, is unusual punishment. When I say this, some of my liberals friends are in total astonishment.

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