Enforcement Clause of the Thirteenth Amendment

[Bono]

I've heard some people argue that the Thirteenth Amendment allows  Congress to enforce not just a ban on slavery and involuntary servitude, but also to outlaw private discrimination.

I think this is an absurd violation of the plain meaning rule. Your thoughts?

Good luck enfrocing such a ban.

[Bono]

?

On privte discrimination.
If I want to reject a black person, I can come up with 7 perfectly good excuses that would make me free from such charges.

[Bono]

Irrelevant to the constitutional principle.

Someone forgot their sense of humour.