No.. such persons = "as any of the States now existing shall
Posted on: September 12, 2022 at 14:32:39 CT
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think proper to admit" and was not limited to slaves…ANYWHERE in the clause
The specific limit on congressional power before 1808 can be construed to state that after 1808, Congress would have power over "migration and importation" of people.
In 1803, Congress passed a bill that would become effective in 1808, which prohibited bringing to the country “Negro and mulatto” immigrants. The law applied to black freemen, not to black slaves.
Isn't it interesting that it did not apply to slaves, only free blacks and was effective after the date in Article I, § 9, clause 1, of the Constitution?
Edited by Spanky at 14:40:52 on 09/12/22