[Ginosko]

"We are convinced that no such results were intended by the Congress . . . , nor by the legislatures . . . which ratified this amendment, and that the sole ''pervading purpose'' of this and the other War Amendments was ''the freedom of the slave race.''

No truer words were ever spoken!

[djf]

It's from the Congressional Research Services "Annotated Constitution". Prepared by an act of law, I believe it's preparation and publication is mentioned in the Federal Register. 2500 pages of court cites, reasoning, and interpretation of the Constitution. You can read the Senate copy here:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/constitution/

but I prefer the other online version at eco-freedom:

http://www.eco.freedom.org/ac92/ac92.dtoc.shtml

I have the entire thing on my hd and have for a few years, I should probably pull down the supplemental updates.