The Layman's United States Constitution by Timothy Imholt & Michael Garst

Author:Timothy Imholt & Michael Garst [Imholt, Timothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-04-21T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Amendment XIII

Note: Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865.

A portion of Article IV, section 2, of the Constitution was superseded by the 13th amendment.

Original Text of Section I of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

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.

Modern Text of Section I of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Slavery or involuntary servitude will be illegal in the United States except in matters of punishment for a committed crime inside the United States or its territories.

Original Text of Section II of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Modern Text of Section II of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Congress will enforce this law with appropriate legislation.

Discussion

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

We hope that there is not a single person left who will say that slavery was a good thing.

We are glad this amendment exists and hope that no future generation over-turns it and brings back the abomination existed prior to the Civil War.

Slavery was deplorable and should have never been a reality. Hopefully it will never be a reality again.

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