Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoVoters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisonersapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1307
arrow-up1307external-linkVoters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisonersapnews.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 months 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-up2·3 months 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?