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In reply to the discussion: If the GOP had full control, would slavery be on the table? [View all]concerned1234
(1 post)The thirteenth amendment to the constitution expressly outlaws slavery -
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.[2]
To overturn that they would have to ammend the constition which would require a 2/3 majority vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives PLUS ratification by 3/4 of the state legislatures.
The U.S. Census states that almost 40% of the population is minority and by 2050 the minority will be majority. You can't make money off of slaves, especially if slaves account for that large of a percentage of the population. For those who owned slaves it was profitable because the machinery and technology to be more productive did not exist at that time. Today most manufacturing and agricultural businesses would GREATLY see a loss in production, not to mention profits, with a return to slavery.