No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed.
— Confederate constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 4
While I strongly support state’s rights, I don’t believe the state is always right.
It was learning things like this that weaned me off of early, formative years, sympathy for the Southern cause.
Those who do support it go right into Alinsky mode when confronted with that particular clause, among other things.