Krydex ( @Krydex@slrpnk.net ) 18•2 years agoAs a non-american, can someone post the content of these amendments?
smollittlefrog ( @smollittlefrog@lemdro.id ) English15•2 years agoSummaries from Wikipedia:
13
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
14
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues
15
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude
Lauchmelder ( @Lauchmelder@feddit.de ) Deutsch9•2 years agoAfter a quick Google search I think they are:
13th: No slavery except as punishment for crime
14th: Everyone born in the USA is granted citizenship (also for former slaves)
15th: Everyone has the right to vote
Queen HawlSera ( @HawlSera@lemm.ee ) English4•2 years agoThe Right murdering “Benefit of the Doubt” in its sleep again? Must be a day during one of the first 12 months of the year.
The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English3•2 years agoI don’t get the use of color. Are they trying to imply that Republicans are protecting the constitution from democrats who want to undo this 13th-15th, and the 2nd (the only amendment any republican ever talks about) is just the wedge issue to get started?
Kittenstix ( @Kittenstix@beehaw.org ) 7•2 years agoThey’re the colors from those political compass memes, red is Auth left, blue is Auth right.