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HJ 82 IH
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2008
Mr. BROUN of Georgia introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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`Upon conviction for the rape of a child under the age of 16 years old, surgical or chemical castration is permitted under this Constitution and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.'.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.J.Res.82 as Introduced in House Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration aft...
