[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT OR NOT

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, a male prisoner wanting to be a lady 
demanded hormone injections at taxpayer expense, citing the 14th 
amendment. A lower court said this would-be lady is a tramp, absolutely 
not.
  But the 10th Circuit Court said, hey, let luck be a lady tonight, 
citing the 8th amendment, said to deny hormones for this prisoner would 
be cruel and unusual punishment.
  Unbelievable. Who are these three judges? Larry, Moe, and Curly? Do 
they realize that these prisoners get free food, health care, 
libraries, TV's? What is next? Wonderbras, pantyhose? Beam me up, Mr. 
Speaker. I say injections are in order, not for the prisoner, but for 
the three judges. They should get a combination injection of Prozac and 
common sense.
  Think about it. I yield back the balance of these injections.

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