Legal Commentary on Forced Participation in Clean-Up Exercises

THE LAW 101: They cannot be forced to join clean-up exercise

Yes, not even the President can act like a slave master with whips over those who, for whatever reasons, refuse to join a clean-up exercise he announces. That’s basic constitutionalism. If that were a problem, then here is the bigger problem. When you explain the plain, unvarnished Constitution to protect citizens from being whipped and coerced like slaves on the streets, the headlines scream. A mob, fueled by a grave lack of basic legal knowledge and a selective reading of a newscard, rushe...

By Isaac Yeboah