[LisaFab]

Serious as root canal. The 13th was "legislating through amendment", an issue that had already been decided by armed conflict and thus, IMHO, unnecessary. Congress did not need to amend the Constitution since there is no mention of its legality as a practice (notwithstanding Art. I, sec. 2 & sec. 9) in the document.

[weikel]

The 13th was neccasary the slaves in areas under Union control could not constitutionally be freed by Lincoln. Besides Im still hoping jury duty gets ruled unconstitutional under the 13th( it is).