“So yes, Lincoln freed all the slaves, by the EP and most importantly by war.”
An excellent summation of Lincolnism.
So the next time that some President decides that a moral imperative is being ignored he can just issue a Proclamation outlawing the practice and then kill any of the recalcitrant public by using the army.
So if Obama decides that one of his pet ideas is a moral imperative he simply needs to produce a Proclamation to that effect and demand that it be done. No need for passing a law by Congress or anything. And when some of the American people object they can be shot down by the army.
What’s not to like about that? He might get his own Marble Temple in downtown Washington DC like another semi-divine President.
Sounds like what we face with Obamacare...
And the jack-booted thugs will be in charge.
Excellent post.
Too many people want to play the “ends justify the means” game when it comes to Lincoln.
The Civil War is the most shameful event in American history, and the blame lies on both sides.
Pithy truth.
I’m not sure at this point that the America we grew up in was the America of the Founders.
The more I learn about the history of our Founding, the more I realize just how far we have strayed.