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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono
Even though the 13th Amendment was ratified 157 years ago on this day to ban slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime is still on the books in some states. It’s long overdue that we pass the Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException and close this racist loophole. — PolitiTweet.org