Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits local governments from imposing excessive fines that violate constitutional protections and deny citizens' rights to petition for redress

When a local government, imposes excessive fines in violation of Amendment VIII to the Constitution; can the right to petition the government for redress be denied by local courts and the highest court in the state? Does an Arizona citizen, acting in good faith, give up private property rights guaranteed to citizens of other states by the Constitution when a lower court determines he did not comply with court rules and procedures? Does the United States avoid its guarantee of a Republican form of government to Arizona and its citizens when it allows the Arizona supreme court to knowingly condone lower state court orders that impose excessive fines contrary to both the Constitution and this Court’s order?