The Constitution, art. 1, sec. 1, par. 21 (Code, Ann., § 2-121), declares: "There shall be no imprisonment for debt." This unambiguous language leaves no room for equivocation, exception, or doubt. It simply means that the sovereign people, speaking through its Constitution, commands the three departments of the government — legislative, executive, and judicial — and all officials...
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