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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Tim Slattery wrote:

> Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>> In article <vq4pgch7qi0t27p9io6u7569mkv0u5fh6l@4ax.com>, Tim Slattery
>> <tim@risingdove.com> wrote:
>>> Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>>>> "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines
>>>> imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"  --  Bill of
>>>> Rights 1689
>>> 1689? The Bill of Rights became part of the constitution on December
>>> 15, 1791.
>> Look up the 1689 Bill of Rights in Winky, you fathead.
> 
> A British bill of Rights? OK, I didn't know that. The language you
> quoted is almost identical to the 8th amendment to the US
> Constitution:
> […]

That might have to do with the fact that the United States of America 
*originated from British colonies*…

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Settlements> pp.

(Good grief.  I am not a citizen of the USA and know more about its history 
than you.  No surprise that DeVos managed to become Secretary of Education…)

> No doubt whoever drafted our 8th (George Mason, I thin?)

_James Madison_ (later 4th POTUS)

> cribbed from the older document.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights#Crafting_amendments> 
pp.

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