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To: SunkenCiv

You have it only half right.

The rationale for secession was slavery.

The rationale for the Civil War was preserving the Union by force.


197 posted on 05/21/2015 10:54:05 PM PDT by Pelham (The refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: Pelham

No, the Civil War started because secessionists started shooting.


198 posted on 05/21/2015 11:13:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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