Calif Assembly Approves Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Involuntary Servitude eurweb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurweb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The state Assembly voted 59-0 to approve the California Abolition Act on March 21, which would amend the Constitution of California to end involuntary servitude in the state.
Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager officially announced Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 3, the California Abolition Act, which would amend the state constitution to end involuntary servitude. (Photo by Antonio Harvey)
Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager and the California Abolition Act Coalition (CAAC) on March 4 officially announced Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 3, the California Abolition Act, which would amend the state constitution to end involuntary servitude.
Article 1, Section 6 of the California Constitution allows the practice of involuntary servitude as a means of punishing crime. The euphemistic language of “involuntary servitude” masks what this nefarious practice is in plain language: forced labor.
“By removing this language from our constitution, we are moving our state into the 21st century and taking steps to ensure that no Californian is ever put in a position of involuntary servitude again,” Ms. Kamlager, the bill’s author, said as she announce