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Pros And Cons Of The 13th Amendment

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Argument found in 13th: The abuse of the 13th amendment is an extension to slavery, which was supposedly abolished when the it was introduced, because of the exception clause found in the amendment. AGREE: The 13th amendment has an exception clause that states slavery and involuntary services are illegal except as a punishment for crime. After the Civil had ended and slaves were let free, many police officers were arresting African American people. The south was able to use the African American prisoners as slaves. In a way, slavery was not ended after the civil war because the loophole that was placed in the 13th amendment. DISAGREE: The 13th amendment has the exception clause to make people who commit crimes pay for what they had done.

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