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Oh and I wasn't saying that a victim's 8th Amendment rights are violated, rather that the violator should be subject to just about any punishment imaginable that is deemed fit.
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there's the rub.. most punishments that people consider fit would run into court challenges.
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The gay marriage laws are again, a red herring. I disagree with them, but you still have the option to go to places where they don't have them or don't enforce them.
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At a state level, I agree 100%. If a state you're in passes a law you don't like, move to another state. Its not an easy choice, but its something you can do, logistically, easily. At the federal level, I don't agree. If its passed at the federal level, its much harder to move to another country. It may open up some asylum options, but still much more difficult.
I was using the state examples mainly to show that even tho prohibition was 70+ years ago, stuff still does happen today. Its happened to state constitutions, there was the DOMA act passed a few years ago, and US constitutional amendments have been brought up, but haven't had enough votes to move forward.