On 7/10/2015 12:09 PM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:59:18 -0500, Muggles wrote:
The Bill of Rights provides limits on the power of
government. Which, sadly, are being ignored now days.
I agree with that. I just can't figure out which one made slavery legal.
You have to go way back to American colonial law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery#Slavery_in_American_colonial_la w
See also Slave Codes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_codes
And Black Codes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Codes_%28United_States%29
Finally, The 13th and 14th Amendments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitu tion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitu tion
Which ones of these are in the Bill of Rights, which
we are discussing?
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