IA
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 96
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2008
Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Keller of Florida, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Smith of Texas) 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 to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.
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:
The penalty of death for the forcible rape of a child who has not attained the age of 12 years does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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