Slavery Abolition on the Ballot in 5 States: Are Working Prisoners Actually Slaves?

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The Constitution says you can be made to do labor if you're imprisoned, but voters in five states will decide whether working prisoners are actually slaves. Should we put an end to prison industries, or does having a job in jail teach the dignity of work, and prepare convicts for return to the free world? Special thanks to Alfonzo Rachel for joining Stephen Green and Scott Ott on Right Angle this week, while Bill Whittle records a new series about the former Soviet Union. To make a one-time or recurring donation to support this work, tap the big blue button at https://BillWhittle.com To explore the full Right Angle archive, tap here: https://billwhittle.com/category/shows/ra/

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0:00.0	to say that we are abolishing slavery the same way that Republicans abolish slavery.
0:04.6	It's not the same boat, man. It ain't even the same ocean.
0:10.1	Why slavery is on the ballot in five states.
0:12.8	Dang, we're talking about this again.
0:14.6	Yes, folks, we're talking about this again.
0:16.1	Why does Zoe keep talking about this?
0:17.4	Because people keep doing crazy stuff like this, man.
0:19.5	It's not my fault. It's not my fault.
0:21.2	What's up, y'all?
0:21.8	I'm Alfonso Rachel in from Bill Whittle, who is working on some stuff that's going
0:24.6	blow your mind more than I guess what he does when he's here.
0:27.9	I'm here with my buddies, Steve Green, Scott out, this virtue signal.
0:31.9	And, oh, well, er, back up.
0:35.7	Mark, this is the right angle. I don't have to do that whole thing over again, do I?
0:41.5	Nah. No, this is a casual group. We're going to make, we're going to like edit that part out,
0:46.5	and my mouth is going to move like I'm in a kung fu movie, and you're going to see me say something
0:50.6	else, but you're going to hear the right angle. All right. So, anyway, y'all, dang it. This article goes on to say, y'all, it says nearly 150 years,
1:01.1	157 years after the 13th Amendment was ratified to prohibit slavery. And I mean, well, you know,
1:07.8	slavery was already, but it's a whole lot of thing. Slavery and involuntary servitude, five states will ask voters to decide on measures banning slavery in the form of prison labor.
1:18.5	All right, y'all, I know what this is.
1:22.3	You know, like I said, Democrats will not leave this alone.
1:25.9	They won't leave this alone.
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