More rubbish.
Your man, Justice Salmon Chase wanted to dismiss treason charges against Jefferson Davis, so you cheer him on.
The same man, Chief Justice Salmon Chase four months later, ruled in Texas v White that unilateral, unapproved declarations of secession were not lawful, so you yell all kinds of blather & nonsense against him.
I have merely asserted that the end results of President Johnson's pardons for Jefferson Davis & other Confederate leaders were in line with Lincoln's intentions and were, doubtless, the best possible outcome.
cowboyway: "Fact is there's never been a court case where arguments were made on the right of states to withdraw from the union. End of story."
Well, FRiend, then you should bring such a case, and argue it to the Supreme Court.
How far do you think you would get with it?
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The trial wasn't about secession, homer. And go back and read the definition of dicta.
Once again you defend legislating from the bench just like a good little liberal.
were in line with Lincoln's intentions and were, doubtless, the best possible outcome
Bravo Sierra, professor. Nothing that disHonest Abe or his lackeys did resulted in "the best possible outcome". It was all dirty yankee politics.
And now, not only have we established that you agree with legislating from the bench, we can also conclude that you are a proponent of big government, Lincoln style, i.e., trash the Constitution when it's for political expedientency.
Well, FRiend, then you should bring such a case, and argue it to the Supreme Court. How far do you think you would get with it?
Unfortunately, only a small percentage of the current population even cares about the issue of secession and a vast majority of American's know very little about the history of the country that they live in. It would be a waste of time to even attempt to have a secession case heard by the SCOTUS.