I think your first link is revisionist history and rhetoric. IT isn't consistent with English common law, contemporary practice, or the other evidence.
If the information already included in your own Wikipedia links dont convince you of this, I wont be able to either.
Similarly, I don't buy the argument that it only restricts the federal government, not the states. The 10th amendment is clear that states are prohibited from infringing on some individual rights. This is obviously the case with the 6th through 8th,unless you think states and cities are free to conduct juryless trials and have cruel and unusual punishments
If the information already included in your own Wikipedia links dont convince you of this, I wont be able to either.
Similarly, I don't buy the argument that it only restricts the federal government, not the states. The 10th amendment is clear that states are prohibited from infringing on some individual rights. This is obviously the case with the 6th through 8th,unless you think states and cities are free to conduct juryless trials and have cruel and unusual punishments