To: lentulusgracchus
I thought indentured servitude was illegal in the U.S. since, well, at least since the Constitution was ratified in 1787, and maybe since the Articles of Confederation, which would be 1777. What would make you think that indentured servitude was banned by the Constitution when slavery was not?
1,773 posted on
03/27/2004 5:49:55 PM PST by
Non-Sequitur
(Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
To: Non-Sequitur
What would make you think that indentured servitude was banned by the Constitution when slavery was not? A Wall Street Journal story about the Hewlett-Packard lawsuit. It made the statement flatly, quoting an attorney who I assumed was familiar with the law in this area.
1,778 posted on
03/27/2004 7:35:34 PM PST by
lentulusgracchus
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