Cruel and Unusual

Apparently, the Canadian Supreme Court has just ruled it unconstitutional for Parliament to impose an automatic one year minimum sentence on those possessing "child sexual abuse material," which I resume means child pornography.

Whether a year is too much seems to be a judgement call, and just the sort of thing parliament is supposed to decide, not the courts.

Cruel and unusual? The average sentence in the US for possession of child pornography is 6.5 years for a first offense. UK statutory penalty is 5-10 years. 

For the sake of Canadian democracy, the Supreme Court must be reined in. I fear this is virtually impossible under the current constitution. The only escape may be provinces separating individually.