H.J.Res.82 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

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  • Official: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age. as introduced.

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5/8/2008--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that surgical or chemical castration is permitted under the Constitution upon conviction of the rape of a child under 16 years old and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

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08/04/08
GA Congressman says, “Castrate and kill the pedophiles!”

The two bills, HJRES.83 and HJRES.82, seek to strike the death penalty and castration from the cruel and unusual punishment clause in the US Constitution, so long as the crime at hand deals with the sexual abuse of a minor under the age ...

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08/02/08
georgia republican backs castration (or death) for convicted child ...

while few would disagree that the penalties for those convicted of harming our society's most vulnerable citizens should be harsh, castration or death may not be the road mainstream america wants to go down. hjres.83 and hjres.82 both ...

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08/01/08
MyDD :: Georgia Republican Backs Castration For Child Rapists

... of harming our society's most vulnerable citizens should be harsh, castration or death may not be the road mainstream America wants to go down. H.J.RES.83 and H.J.RES.82 both sit in the House Judiciary Committee. ...

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