Ohio lawmakers want to abolish slavery loophole from state constitution

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-abolish-slavery-loophole-from-state-constitution/

It feels like there shouldn't really be discussion on this, which is when reps trying to defend prison labor start to speak up

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KingStrafeIV@midwest.social · 11 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Slavery is slavery. Allowing profit from incarceration incentivizes incarceration.

kbyanyname@midwest.social · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It is weird to hear them just say it so directly, at least

KingStrafeIV@midwest.social · 9 pts · 3y

Yeah, it's the post-Trump reality. They realized they don't need to dog-whistle anymore because they maintain power through culture war bullshit and gerrymandering.