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Thread #44137   Message #648096
Posted By: Midchuck
12-Feb-02 - 09:21 AM
Thread Name: The end of religious freedom in the US
Subject: RE: The end of religious freedom in the US
What would be hurt by having teenagers contribute to society in any way they can, including militarily if that is their choice?

Well, the Constitution would be....

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.

- 13th Amendment, Sec. 1