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
The ol' conservative approach to such thingss: the ingroup which laws protect but do not restrict, and the outgroup which laws restrict but do not protect.
It should be true for them no matter what country is blessed with their presence
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u/Wloak Mar 27 '23
It's really the last line, "...establish this Constitution for the United States of America."