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Slavery is already legal in the US under the 13th amendment if one commits a crime. It's literally the highest law of the land.
by aswanson 9y ago
Slavery is already legal in the US under the 13th amendment if one commits a crime. It's literally the highest law of the land.
- wavefunction 9y agoIs slavery enumerated as one of the punishments levied by the Court? It is not. It may be allowed by the Constitution but it is a significant extra punishment levied on offenders that should be part of their actual punitive phase, if that is what society wants.
- mcherm 9y ago> Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. The 13th amendment specifically permits "slavery" as a punishment for those convicted of a crime.
- anigbrowl 9y agoYes, that's what the poster above you said.