一、导论1995年,Guido Calabresi法官在对爆炸和毒品犯罪适用不同刑期是否违反平等保护条款发表附属意见时,曾引用德国和意大利的宪法经验。~(1)通过引用这些国家宪法法院的判决,Calabresi法官认为,美国法院也许有一天会主张这个差别是违反平等保护条款的,因为那些国会在立法时未能获得的新信息表明,区别对待是不合理的。德国和意大利的宪法经验对于解释美国宪法是有帮助的,Calabresi法 I. INTRODUCTION In 1995, Judge Guido Calabresi quoted the constitutional experience of Germany and Italy when he published an accompanying opinion on whether the imposition of different sentences for explosions and drug crimes violates the provisions on equal protection. (1) By citing the judgments of the Constitutional Courts of these countries, Judge Calabresi believes that U.S. courts may someday claim that the difference is a violation of the equal protection clause because new information that Congress failed to obtain during the legislative process shows that discrimination is unreasonable. The constitutional experience of Germany and Italy is instrumental in explaining the American constitution, the Calabresi Act