The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required that escaped slaves, even if they reached free states, be captured and returned to their owners.
It went further by mandating that citizens in free states assist in this process.
The penalties for non-compliance (evening declining to assist with recapturing a runaway slave) was imprisonment.
Laws that fundamentally violate natural rights don't age well. You need to have a better moral compass. You're probably just a teenager so you're naive.
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I'm fine with it. I don't mind his "attacks" it's just an abstract intellectual topic. Not everyone is high in neuroticism. Some people learn from heated debate. You're only in favor of learning styles that make you feel good? We're debating in good spirit.
Good spirited debate is great, personal insults destroy what the site is for and are a turnoff for other community members. Just please edit out the swipes and we’re all good.
It went further by mandating that citizens in free states assist in this process.
The penalties for non-compliance (evening declining to assist with recapturing a runaway slave) was imprisonment.
Laws that fundamentally violate natural rights don't age well. You need to have a better moral compass. You're probably just a teenager so you're naive.