By Tim Graham/Newsbusters ~ On Saturday, D.C. NPR station WAMU-FM promoted a segment of its weekend “Animal House” talk show with a dramatic twist on the Constitution. The show promoted a lawsuit by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to end “animal slavery” at marine parks.As WAMU put it, The 13th Amendment “was intended to abolish domestic slavery and involuntary servitude. The authors would probably be surprised to learn 146 years later that same mandate is being used to justify constitutional rights for 5 killer whales who ‘perform’ at Sea World in San Diego and Orlando.”
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