Ceasefire - The Eighth Amendment 8-22-26

In this episode of Ceasefire (Dale & Ron) covers the Eighth Amendment's ban on excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel/unusual punishment, tracing its roots to the English Bill of Rights of 1689 and exploring how "cruel and unusual" has evolved with societal standards over time. 0:00 – Intro: Introducing the Eighth Amendment 0:30 – Reading the Eighth Amendment text; historical British punishment for treason 2:28 – Roots in the English Bill of Rights of 1689 3:17 – Breaking down bail, fines, and cruel/unusual punishment; subjectivity of bail 4:31 – Debate on capital punishment for children and evolving moral standards 5:29 – Pro-life/anti-death-penalty overlap; personal views on the death penalty 6:47 – Landmark cases: Wilkerson v. Utah (1878) — firing squads 7:59 – 1910 Philippines case — excessive punishment for document forgery 8:47 – Trop v. Dulles (1958) — statelessness and "evolving standards of decency" 9:49 – Scalia vs. Brennan: is the Constitution "living" or "dead, dead, dead"? 10:37 – Judging past generations by modern standards (Robert E. Lee, ancient Greeks) 12:02 – Break 12:26 – Furman v. Georgia (1972) — death penalty ruled unconstitutional 13:11 – Gregg v. Georgia (1976) — death penalty reinstated 14:05 – Atkins v. Virginia (2002) — execution of intellectually disabled defendants unconstitutional 15:13 – Insanity pleas vs. mental capacity; the origin of the "temporary insanity" defense 17:04 – Roper v. Simmons (2005) — execution of juveniles unconstitutional 17:58 – When are kids old enough to know right from wrong? 21:04 – Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008) — death penalty for child rape struck down 22:02 – Treason and the Bill of Rights protecting citizens vs. government 22:21 – Book recommendation: Mindhunter by John Douglas & Mark Olshaker 23:30 – Outro / wrap-up Original Air Date: August 22th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM Contact: • ceasefireboerne@gmail.com (mailto:ceasefireboerne@gmail.com)   • https://www.theboernebookshop.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.