Mar 1st 1866
With the Colored Troops on the edge of revolt Pendleton proposes the following 13th amendment:
All persons and spouses and children of such persons previously held in involuntary servitude who has rendered assistance to the United States Armed Forces in the recent rebellion of the states, shall be considered free of such service. All such persons and spouses and children of such persons shall be considered to be citizens of the United states. Congress shall make laws to put this in effect.
OOC: I think the Republicans will go along with this as a stopgap measure. It isn't total abolition but it is better than nothing. Edited with Belfast's wording. I also removed the words formerly resident of the states in rebellion as that wouldn't cover some of the troops.
With the Colored Troops on the edge of revolt Pendleton proposes the following 13th amendment:
All persons and spouses and children of such persons previously held in involuntary servitude who has rendered assistance to the United States Armed Forces in the recent rebellion of the states, shall be considered free of such service. All such persons and spouses and children of such persons shall be considered to be citizens of the United states. Congress shall make laws to put this in effect.
OOC: I think the Republicans will go along with this as a stopgap measure. It isn't total abolition but it is better than nothing. Edited with Belfast's wording. I also removed the words formerly resident of the states in rebellion as that wouldn't cover some of the troops.
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