Minnesota's constitution still allows slavery as a punishment for crimes. Now lawmakers are trying to change that.
Whaaaaaaaat?
Minnesota's constitution still allows slavery as a punishment for crimes. Now lawmakers are trying to change that.
Well I would sure hope so!
When slavery was abolished over a century ago, America was ready to leave that harrowing part of its history behind for good.
But in Minnesota -- and multiple other states -- slavery is technically still a part of their constitution. Lawmakers introduced an amendment on Thursday which would remove a clause from Minnesota's constitution that allows slavery to be used as a punishment for crimes.
The bill of rights in the 1857 Minnesota Constitution states that: "There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the state otherwise than as punishment for a crime of which the party has been convicted."
(https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/us/minnesota-remove-slavery-punishment-constitution-trnd/index.html)
It's really unimaginable to think that in 2020 the word "slavery" still appears in any state Constitution. Why was the "removal" mentioned above not taken care of a CENTURY ago?
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt