silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoRacial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Findswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1139cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1139external-linkRacial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Findswww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoMind you, we amended the constitution to fix that issue
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoYou mean the 13th? Nah, that still allows for punitive slavery, which is the norm to this day.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months ago13, 14, and 15 in combination. The 13th is definitely imperfect, but the others, backed by a sane court, would make a huge difference.
Mind you, we amended the constitution to fix that issue
You mean the 13th? Nah, that still allows for punitive slavery, which is the norm to this day.
13, 14, and 15 in combination. The 13th is definitely imperfect, but the others, backed by a sane court, would make a huge difference.