The founding fathers never intended for us to use the death penalty as a form of punishment for criminal behavior. We believe this because there is no mention of the death penalty in the actual text of the Constitution.

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The Constitution does mention punishments akin to the death penalty, most notably in the Fifth Amendment, which references capital crimes and the deprivation of life as a legal penalty, indicating that the founding fathers were aware of and made provisions for the death penalty in the legal system.

The Founding Fathers Never Intended for Us to Use the Death