,,iia  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,m]kley 7= himself & ,mr4     
,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t         
resolution2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t    
,,resolution  ,propos+ an am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to       
prohibit ! use ( slav]y & involunt>y    
s]vitude z a puni%m5t = a crime4  ,:]eas
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has   
prohibit$ slav]y & involunt>y s]vitude =
 _m1 b n all1 p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce  
,decemb] #f1 #ahfe2 ,:]eas ! ,?irte5?   
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 :i* b>r$ slav]y & involunt>y    
s]vitude1 includ$ an exception t all[$ =
 slav]y & involunt>y s]vitude to cont9ue
 z puni%m5t = a crime2 ,:]eas ?is       
exception result$ 9 hundr$s ( ?\s&s (   
,black ,am]icans be+ return$ to slav]y  
aft] implem5tation ( ! ,?irte5?         
,am5dm5t2 ,:]eas ,congress f9ds !       
cont9u$ exi/5ce ( slav]y & involunt>y   

s]vitude anti!tical to ! democratic     
values1 norms1 & mores ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & c und]m9e ! moral cr$ibility ( our   
c\ntry on ! global /age2 ,:]eas our     
crim9al ju/ice sy/em has ! means to     
ensure p :o h committ$ crimes are       
appropriately s5t5c$ )\t resort+ to     
slav]y or involunt>y s]vitude2 ,:]eas   
,congress recognizes ! value (          
high-quality "w programs t provide      
useful skills & /ability = p 9          
correctional in/itutions1 & x is n !    
int5t ( ,congress to int]f]e )          
opportunities = inc>c]at$ p to cons5t to
 "w or to modify any employm5t          
protections curr5tly available to p 9   
correctional in/itutions2 & ,:]eas      
,congress additionally ackn[l$ges !     
importance ( s5t5c+ alt]natives1 & x is 
n ! purpose ( ?is am5dm5t to int]f]e ) !
 discretion ( a c\rt to (f] community   
s]vice z an alt]native to inc>c]ation3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! foll[+ article is 
propos$ z an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all be valid to  

all int5ts & purposes z "p ( !          
,con/itution :5 ratifi$ by !            
legislatures ( ?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al    
,/ates3  -- ,nei!r slav]y nor involunt>y
 s]vitude may be impos$ z a puni%m5t = a
 crime4  4