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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.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (1 more) 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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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House |
| May 08, 2008 |
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August 05, 2008 GA Congressman says, âCastrate and kill the pedophiles!â
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 ...
August 03, 2008 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 ...
Source: Georgia Politics Unfiltered
August 02, 2008 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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