Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution Since the ratification of the Eighth Amendment nearly two hundred and twenty-two years ago, citizens of the United States have been under constitutional protection from excessive bail, fines, and unusual or cruel punishment. A brief analysis of the origin and history of the Eighth Amendment is examined and provided below, along with the provisions/clauses contained in the amendment. Furthermore, I think that an amendment requiring a limitation on immigration and immigration services should be added as the Twenty-eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. History of the Eighth Amendment: The Eighth Amendment was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789. Back ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties from infringement by the government. The wording of the amendment dates back to the year 1215. In that year, the English drafted what is known as the Magna Carta of 1215. Within the Magna Carta came the idea that “punishments should fit the crime” . With this, the provision of the Eighth Amendment directly states that there is protection from any cruel or unusual punishment. “Approved by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791.” This amendment, which was modeled very closely after the English Bill of Rights of 1689, Over-Bail Clause: The First Clause of the Eighth Amendment, protects U.S. citizens from being held in prison on excessively high bail. The purpose of bail is to free citizens while they await trial because they cannot be "deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law." Specifically, “bail is the money that a criminal defendant (a person accused of a crime) pays to be… middle of paper… with the Eighth Amendment, it would be a feasible idea to clearly spell out the limitations that come with bail, fines, and punishment. My proposal for the Twenty-Eighth Amendment was not created to offend anyone personally within the course, but serves as a general purpose for a real-life proposal on how the United States should address it. the immigration problem. Works Cited http://www.revolutionary-war -and-beyond.com/8th-amendment.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/11/guillotine_death_penalty_lethal_injection_is_cruel_and_unusual_punishment .html http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009 /2002/2002_01_6978 http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants -and-amnesty-to-the-us-taxpayer http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty-to-the- us-taxpayer