Should a state of the USA have the right to legalize slavery?

[Ghost of Cutten]

Quote from jem:

Who or what would we be enslaving.
Slavery is a violation of the rights endowed upon our citizens by the Creator and a violation of international law.

Spoken like a true lawyer If international law and god didn't exist, would it become ok? Slavery isn't wrong because some imaginary friend in the sky and a bunch of UN-funded pen pushers say so.

 

[Ghost of Cutten]

Quote from OPTIONAL777:

Income tax is not slavery...

Move if you don't like it.

US taxes citizens wherever they are in the world, so that doesn't work.

Also, why should a free person be forced to leave their home territory to avoid paying off a protection racket's extortion? When the mafia extorts businesses in Little Italy with protection money, should the businesses have to move out to avoid it? Move out so they can get extorted by the local thugs and goons in their new location? Maybe they extortion shouldn't be happening in the first place.

 

[OPTIONAL777]

For you to compare slavery to paying taxes is ridiculous...

Quote from Ghost of Cutten:

US taxes citizens wherever they are in the world, so that doesn't work.

Also, why should a free person be forced to leave their home territory to avoid paying off a protection racket's extortion? When the mafia extorts businesses in Little Italy with protection money, should the businesses have to move out to avoid it? Move out so they can get extorted by the local thugs and goons in their new location? Maybe they extortion shouldn't be happening in the first place.