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People likely voted for not repealing the provision allowing involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime and not for keeping slavery.
Whoever thought combining those two things in one vote was a good idea is an idiot
Its a form of slavery...
No, it's a form of punishment. It can be avoided by not committing crimes.
Like the crime of not being paid enough to afford housing?
In what 3rd world country you have to commit crimes to afford housing?
In the several states where it is a crime to be homeless. Such as the 24 states with laws restricting "loitering" in public spaces. Or the 16 states that do the same, but in all spaces. Or the 15 states where pitching a tent in public locations is illegal. Or the 4 states that do that, but in all spaces. Or the 6 states where sleeping or lying down in public is illegal. Or the 4 states where it is illegal to sleep in a vehicle.