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"When a man becomes a felon, he is stripped of his Citizenship"
I have to disagree with this statement but agree with pretty much the rest of your post. ...
It's actually more true than not. Slavery is still legal in America and what greater example is there of stripping one of citizenship than making that person a slave?
13th Amendment:
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - WikipediaSection 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.