Lincoln Amendment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Corwin_Amendment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lincoln Amendment
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
1861
gptkbp:purpose to prevent Congress from abolishing slavery
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
slavery in the United States
gptkbp:status not ratified
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:textBegins No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof; including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_716_(Swaps_Push-Out_Rule)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5