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True, here's a good writeup on the subject: https://prisonlaw.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/prison-labor-and-the-thirteenth-amendment/ https://prisonlaw.wordpress.co

by Jun8 9y ago

True, here's a good writeup on the subject: https://prisonlaw.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/prison-labor-and-the-thirteenth-amendment/ https://prisonlaw.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/prison-labor-and-.... Mind boggling! Also, "The Thirteenth Amendment has also been interpreted to permit the government to require certain forms of public service, presumably extending to military service and jury duty." (https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-common-interpretation-the-thirteenth-amendment/ https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-common-interpretation-...)

opo 9y ago
>...Also, "The Thirteenth Amendment has also been interpreted to permit the government to require certain forms of public service, presumably extending to military service and jury duty.” That’s a handy excuse to use to justify involuntary servitude. I guess they feel the part about "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,“ wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.