> One day things change and they start getting enforced again, now you're a criminal. This combined with the 13th amendment making slavery legal for prisoners

> One day things change and they start getting enforced again, now you're a criminal. This combined with the 13th amendment making slavery legal for prisoners enables the US to grow or shrink its pool of available slave workers using primarily political forces. It additionally empowers politicians with effective judicial power they would otherwise not have. Consider, for instance, Giuliani's use of NYC's antiquated cabaret laws to "clean up" the city.