Congress Has Only Now Banned Slave Labor in US Imports

[monicaangela]

1. I'm so happy to see that maybe congress has for the moment

Come to their senses. I truly hope they won't stop here, but will go so far as to end slavery in our prison system. We need to amend the 13th amendment to the constitution.

What is the 13th Amendment?


“Section 1. 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.


Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

The 13th Amendment declares slavery as illegal; in addition, forced servitude is also deemed to be illegal – this Amendment is regarded as the finalization of the abolishment of slavery


The 13th Amendment illustrates the distinction(s) between servitude, slavery, and consensual labor; forced labor is any type of labor that takes place through the implementation of threat(s), physically restraint of an individual with regard to the proliferation of labor, exploitative or blackmail –based activity in order to continue labor, and the implementation of fear in order to solidify servitude


‘Debt-servitude’ – or servitude implemented in order to force the repayment of debt is considered unconstitutional within the stipulations set forth within the 13th Amendment.

We still have virtual slavery in our prisons where inmates make 3 dollars a week sometimes for their labor. We need to correct this situation, if we don't, we really haven't gotten rid of slavery.