Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoVoters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisonersapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down12cross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkVoters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisonersapnews.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·27 days agoWhy would it be unconstitutional? The amendment doesn’t require forced labor, it just allows it. States deciding to nix it as a “punishment” are fully in their rights.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoYou are correct but SCOTUS has zero respect for the Constitution when they’re paid not to, so who knows?
Why would it be unconstitutional? The amendment doesn’t require forced labor, it just allows it. States deciding to nix it as a “punishment” are fully in their rights.
You are correct but SCOTUS has zero respect for the Constitution when they’re paid not to, so who knows?