] "The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday over the
] constitutionality of a California sentencing law that put
] a man who shoplifted children's videocassettes in
] prison until 2046 and gave another man a life sentence
] for taking three golf clubs. Their sentences are due to
] California's three-strikes-you're-out law,
] which has been challenged as cruel and unusual
] punishment. The law requires tough sentences for repeat
] offenders."

This law was always a bad idea created by politicians as an election platform. As usual, the incredibly intelligent U.S. populace fell for it.