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From a purely judicial perspective, slavery is explicitly abolished in the US Constitution, via amendment. The approach that Thomas favors is "text, history, a
by Ancapistani 4y ago
From a purely judicial perspective, slavery is explicitly abolished in the US Constitution, via amendment.
The approach that Thomas favors is "text, history, and tradition". The words - as written - taken in light of what the author(s) intended and what was happening at the time.
- jacobolus 4y agoThe approach that Thomas (and the court majority) favors is “do whatever I personally want, then hunt for a justification, however tortured.”
- jjgreen 4y agoExcept for prisons
- Ancapistani 4y agoIf you want to get really technical, except as punishment for a crime. As best I can tell it would be entirely legal for the US government to sell someone sentenced to life in prison to a private party.
- maxerickson 4y agoWith modern medical knowledge, abortion is safe. Does that make an unwanted pregnancy forced labor? https://www.thenation.com/article/society/abortion-ethics-gestation-reproduction/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/abortion-ethics-ge...