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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
BOOK: "Cruel and Unusual: The American Death Penalty and the Founders' Eighth Amendment"
An upcoming book by John D. Bessler, titled "Cruel and Unusual: The American Death Penalty and the Founders' Eighth Amendment," discusses the history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment. ..<snip>
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An upcoming book by John D. Bessler, titled "Cruel and Unusual: The American Death Penalty and the Founders' Eighth Amendment," discusses the history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment. ..<snip>
