“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.“
Is this not the perfect example of slavery, but with the State as the modern master? You must follow their every command (including to sacrifice your life at their direction) or be imprisoned. This is the exact premise of slavery: heed my every command or be imprisoned or be killed at my discretion for your disobedience.
Those who have not been convicted of a crime cannot be forced into involuntary servitude, of which conscripted military service is the epitome. And while they’d likely argue that not following orders would be the crime, the orders would be unconstitutional in the first place, making them null and void. And while the second section of the amendment says “ Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation,” this jurisdiction allows enforcement of the proceeding clause, not the allowance to circumvent it.
How is this not against the 13th amendment?
“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.“
Is this not the perfect example of slavery, but with the State as the modern master? You must follow their every command (including to sacrifice your life at their direction) or be imprisoned. This is the exact premise of slavery: heed my every command or be imprisoned or be killed at my discretion for your disobedience.
Those who have not been convicted of a crime cannot be forced into involuntary servitude, of which conscripted military service is the epitome. And while they’d likely argue that not following orders would be the crime, the orders would be unconstitutional in the first place, making them null and void. And while the second section of the amendment says “ Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation,” this jurisdiction allows enforcement of the proceeding clause, not the allowance to circumvent it.