The Constitution (part of a letter to a coworker)

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I always carry a copy of the United States Constitution with me in my suit pocket, to the discomfiture of some inmates on my prison caseload, who sometimes allege that their Constitutional Rights are being breached.
It seems to me that our judicial system has interpreted the 8th Amendment far too broadly, adding meanings not intended by our Founding Fathers, while not giving nearly enough credence to the purpose of the 10th Amendment...