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You take a drug addict, who is adistricted to heroin, 70% of street crime in america is caused by drug addicts. now, in the world of the "new york times" and lis wiehl, those are considered nonviolent offenders who you should let out to a halfway house. >> you are gambling with the safety of the people in california. >> i'm not saying that drug violations are not relations. >> bill: that's what is causing it. >> constitution that says the 8th amendment means cruel and unusual punishment. >> bill: not arguing that i'm arguing if you let these thousands of people out, you are going to have a cri...

Rights of people that live in the state of california for safety. violent offenders that's why they are in. >> there let me finish my sentence. the state of california in 2001, 10 years ago said they were violating the 8th amendment. they admitted. >> bill: they have to admit it. it's true. >> then fix it. >> bill: they can't because they don't have the money. >> the solution can't be open the doors to the prison. >> it's not going to be that. >> yes, it is. that's what they just said. >> five years to do that. >> bill: they won't fix it and they will let them out. you wait and see. >> bill: i...

Other subject and that is punishment here. the death penalty. the supreme court said you can be competent to stand trial and be legally competent to stand but the 8th amendment can keep you from execution, because of a mental disturbance. >> i see that coming into play, and i don't think it will be successful, based on everything we have seen in the situation. based upon the background information but the defense will use that, certainly. i don't think that it is going to work. i think there is simply too much evidence here that this was a rational trier in the situation, and, if thyme defense...

Repealed, is it? is it technically repealed -->> it's amended. >> it negates it. >> yetera. here is what is interesting to me. if you read the constitution, you i'll see what was one that was repealeles a prohibition. exactly. is the 18th amendment still in the constitution? wcont? the 21st got rid of it. this happened when i was young, can you see the scar? that was me being stupid as a kid. really stupid as a kid. i was riding on the back of somebody's conske. i had my hand on the handlebars.

Is it technically repealing it? amended but it negates it. >> here is what is interesting to me. can anyone tell me if you read the constitution, you will see that what was one amendment that was repealed? prohibition. right. exactly. is the 18th amendment still in the constitution? why? why is it in there? >> reminder so people can look back to see you made mistakes before and we have to learn from them. >> can you see the scar on my hand? can you see the scar? that was me being stupid as a kid. really stupid as a kid. i was writing on the back of somebody's bike. i had my hand on the