Three Democratic members of Congress seek to eliminate the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution with a new amendment.
June 20, 2023, 2:07 PMin Congress last week that would eliminate the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution.
The United States incarcerates more of its population than any other country, including a disproportionate number of Black Americans. NIKEMA WILLIAMS: I mean, a very important moment. I was just looking at – one of the things that is good about social media is you get memories from the years in the past. And I served in the state Senate before I was in Congress, and I saw where I filed legislation in Georgia to make Juneteenth a state holiday to replace our Confederate memorial holiday.
So the 13th Amendment states that slavery is abolished, except for punishment for a crime. And so, Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Jeff Merkley and I are working to change the U.S. Constitution once and for all. WILLIAMS: So right now, we have nearly 2 million incarcerated people in this country who are subject to forced labor, to slavery, and it is legalized based on our U.S. Constitution. We saw seven states who have already ratified their state constitutions to get rid of this, including states that don't have a lot in common.
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