• KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Because they don’t have slave labor and they care about the enviroment and human lives. Were you paying attention at all?

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        1 year ago

        There’s literally a bill on the floor called the “End Slavery in California Act” a bill that failed last year.

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          1 year ago

          They can name a bill whatever the fuck they want. They usually get authoritarian bullshit passed by calling it something like the PATRIOT Act. Who wouldn’t vote for something so patriotic. If you don’t vote for it you’re anti-american!

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            Here’s the full text of the bill.

            Literally all it does is replace the line in the California State Constitution that says “Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime” with a line that says “Slavery of any form is prohibited” and then defines slavery as “forced labor compelled by the use or threat of physical or legal coercion”

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              Nobody needed it. They don’t force people to work in prison, but if you do it shows your willingness to go with the program and better yourself instead of joining gangs. There’s a good reason for people getting reductions in sentences or good boy points for working and it’s not slavery.