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To: ilgipper
Where is that slavery clause again?
Well, it is addressed in several places. The framers were pressured to include some things about in order to get the slave states to sign on.

So there's these clauses in the constitution:
Article-I, Section-2 = Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
Article-I, Section-9 clause 1 = Can't prohibit slavery until 1808
Article-IV, Section-2 = Escaped slaves must be returned upon demand
Article-V = Bars adding a Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery Until 1808]

Finally, there's the 13th amendment that freed slaves.

Someone should have shouted to the Fitz-Grant, "Hey jackass! The Constitution also *FREED* slaves. But if your are serious and don't like the 2nd Amend., there is a process to change it if you got the guts to try - or are you just talking out your @$$ ??!!"

54 posted on 10/09/2014 2:08:27 PM PDT by jaydee770
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To: jaydee770

I believe your interpretation of Article One Section 9. “Cannot prohibit slavery until 1808” is incorrect. The article prohibits outlawing the IMPORTATION of slaves into this country before the year 1808. It does not address the institution of slavery itself.


67 posted on 10/09/2014 5:01:43 PM PDT by X Fretensis (How)
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