The "except as a punishment for crime" in the 13th amendment was not in the first drafts. But less progressive minded forces got in the final version with the o

The "except as a punishment for crime" in the 13th amendment was not in the first drafts. But less progressive minded forces got in the final version with the obvious intent of using it[1]. And it has certainly gotten a lot of use in spite of occasional whack-a-mole attempts to moderate it. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Peonage_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_Un...