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The American Constitution doesn't prevent the Death Penalty, which is not the same as supporting.

Another View: The US Constitution does not address Capital Punishment anywhere in the document. The only restriction on any type of punishment that is addressed in the Constitution is a prohibition agaionst "cruel and unusual punishment."

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Q: Why does the constitution support the death penalty?
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The death penalty


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