The Missing 13th Amendment

The Commentator ^ | 24DEC08 | Unknown

[Daddynoz]

It might be BS...you decide. I have read about nineteenth century disgruntlement regarding this issue, I had not heard (read) that it resulted in an amendment. Hence, the jaundiced eye as to its veracity.

[TomServo]

I wish folks knew how to spell “Amendment”.

[netmilsmom]

btt

[Congressman Billybob]

Your jaundiced eye is correct. There are printed copies of the Constitution from a couple decades ago which showed the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution. Everyone assumed that it would be ratified, and some made the mistake of printing it as final.

Same situation here.

Congressman Billybob

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[Daddynoz]

a⋅mend⋅ment   /əˈmɛndmənt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-mend-muhnt] Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the act of amending or the state of being amended. 2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc. 3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made few amendments to the manuscript. 4. Horticulture. a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance. Folks, like myself, are publik skool grajits and don't know any better.

[G.Mason]

You've only got two wishes remaining.

[stockpirate]

Here is a ping that will leave you scratching your head.

[briarbey b]

Another amendment? To WHAT constitution....do we have one of those????

[oh8eleven]

Ammen to that.

[BradyLS]

Sounds like a Supreme Court case in the making if true.

But you know Congress would immediately move “fix” the problem.

[FReepaholic]

Interesting.

I've wondered about the deal where lawyers are "Officers of the Court". If they're "Officers of the Court" then they're beholden to the Judicial Branch of government, right? So, why are they then allowed to serve in the other two branches, Legislative and Executive?

[SpaceBar]

13th Amendment was to prohibit lawyers from serving in government.

I have long held the opinion that a law degree should be grounds for immediate disqualification from public office.

[Daddynoz]

“Your jaundiced eye is correct...”

That makes sense. Aren’t you clever. Thanks for the info. Cool.

[stockpirate]

The Thirteenth Amendment
by Gordon Leidner of Great American History
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery as a legal institution.

The Constitution, although never mentioning slavery by name, refers to slaves as “such persons” in Article I, Section 9 and “a person held to service or labor” in Article IV, Section 2. The Thirteenth Amendment, in direct terminology, put an end to this. The amendment states:

Section 1:

“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.

Section 2:

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

[colorado tanker]

Tis the season - for conspiracy theories.

[webboy45]

He is misleading about the amendment. Lawyers don’t hold titles given by Emperors or other governments. That’s how it reads. (note the placement of commas)

[Da Coyote]

As bad as lawyers, methinks a simple IQ test will suffice to eliminate the vast majority of the house and senate - as well as our recent (and upcoming) president.

We must remember why these lawyers are now lawmakers - they couldn’t earn a living as lawyers.

[mondonico]

This is one of the stupidest articles I’ve read in a while. A license to practice law is no more a title of nobility than a license to practice medicine, a license to install electrical service, a license to sell firearms, or a license to cut hair.

That said, I agree that lawyers generally suck at administration and governance, and that there are too many in government. (I am a lawyer.)

[SkipW]

That is a great question. Unfortunately every lawyer or lawyer in black robes will consider it and reject it in about 10 seconds.

They will probably tell you that you have no standing that would allow you to challenge the status quo. After all, you are probably just a citizen. What do you know?

[SalukiLawyer]

When the Queen of England conferred upon me the title of Esquire at my law school graduation I was promised no one would ever find the suppressed 13th Amendment. Now that the secret is out that we’re all foreign nobility I will lose my state job. Thanks a lot. Oh well, I guess I’ll just live on the revenues from my estate in Kent. At least Obama is out of the Whilte House. Cheerio!