@CriticalCupcake hahahahaaaaaaaa that is funny ass shit! Of all the things the legislators could have worked on, they decided to put effort and resources into that, something that has been illegal federally for generations.
Fucking Tennessee! God damnit!
@CriticalCupcake Why was it even on the ballot?
@CriticalCupcake I've seen my fair share of confederate flags in Vermont. They can't even use the flimsy "it's our history" excuse of those in the south.
@CriticalCupcake From my limited understanding, the ballot issue revolved around the use of involuntary prison labor. The 13th amendment still allowed for it for duly convicted criminals. Corrections welcome.
@CriticalCupcake gotta use up all that prison labor
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That 13% really didn't consider the Biden Inflation before making that vote. There is no way they could afford a slave in such dire economic times.
@CriticalCupcake Itβs actually about 11%. Not great, but when almost 90% of voters vote for something, itβs pretty big. This one did better than reproductive rights, at 77%, but a win is a win!
@CriticalCupcake You've GOT to be KIDDING ME!!!
@CriticalCupcake Ending slavery *and* allowing abortion, at the end of the day it's about not forcing someone into labor.
@CriticalCupcake Same thing here in Oregon, and also Alabama. The critical thing to note is that many people have turned a blind eye to forced prison labor, believing it to be just punishment instead of actual, real-life slavery. Especially when we also question the justice off the sentencing, slavery as a penalty becomes an even more egregious injustice.
It's easy to call Tennessee backwards and stop looking. But do look because Tennessee isn't the last place to need look for this. #politics
FFS 13% in Vermont. π€¬