“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.”
Not that that old “constitution thing” is looked at seriously anymore. But there isn’t even an exception for a military draft in the 13th amendment. That was found by the same progressive court in the Wilson Administration that also made it illegal to distribute anti-WWI handbills.
Yet another example of the slippery slope. The constitution is crystal clear on a topic. The court finds an exception saying that the draft isn’t involuntary because we “volunteered” collectively as a nation by declaring war. And now, 90 years later, the military draft is being spun into general forced community service.
A case study for the “living constitution”.
Ah yes. How did the court describe that again? Shouting "FIRE!" in a crowded theater, wasn't it?
What is one supposed to do if the theater really is on fire???