Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Cons
Source: CNN
A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment for crime.”
The “Abolition Amendment” was introduced on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth – the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery – by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Rep. Nikema Williams of Georgia.
The 13th Amendment presently says, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” The new resolution would clarify: ”Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be imposed as a punishment for a crime.”
The resolution would not seek to “interfere with opportunities for incarcerated people to consent to work,” its sponsors said.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/politics/abolition-amendment-slavery-constitution/index.html
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I'll delete. THANK YOU!! 
I interpreted it as quite the opposite. It read, to me - before coffee might be why - like the magats were making sure that slavery could be used and got off on a mind path of what that would look like. They are trying to completely dominate the government in my state and they are doing a good job of it, I think I suffer from the ills of having that tacit knowledge in the forefront all the time. I've cut back on my news intake quite a bit, maybe I need to cut back some more.
That it can be a thing. 
