Yeah I know. A lot of “we want to be hyper-authoritarian bigots but the constitution won’t let us! We’re still gonna officially brag about how awful we are, though” state proclamations going around, have been basically forever.
Still doesn’t mean that Mississippi isn’t the worst hellhole of them.
Actually pretty sure that penal slavery is still the law of the land in all or almost all of the states.
Wouldn’t put it past Mississippi to officially endorse the much worse and extremely illegal chattel slavery, though. It’s just something they’d do.
Lots of states have unenforceable laws still on the books for reasons of symbolism, particularly with regard to sodomy and gay people.
Yeah I know. A lot of “we want to be hyper-authoritarian bigots but the constitution won’t let us! We’re still gonna officially brag about how awful we are, though” state proclamations going around, have been basically forever.
Still doesn’t mean that Mississippi isn’t the worst hellhole of them.