[DoodleDawg]

Lincoln shouldn't have rebelled against the Founding declaration, but there wasn't much the South could do about it since Lincoln had the power of the Army to back up his rebellion against the founding principle of this nation.

Lincoln wasn't the one rebelling.

Funny thing is, Lincoln had twice said that he believed that people could be independent of governments that no longer reflected their interests, and that it was a "sacred right" for people to chose independence.

Sure. You forgot the "having the power" part. That's where the Confederacy was lacking in their rising up.

[DiogenesLamp]

Lincoln wasn't the one rebelling.

Uh, yes he was. The Founders established the principle that it is a right given by God for people to become independent if they should wish it. It is part of that "consent of the governed" paradigm.

Lincoln rebelled against this principle that founded our own nation.

Sure. You forgot the "having the power" part. That's where the Confederacy was lacking in their rising up.

I thought Lincoln wanted the slaves freed even if they didn't have the power to free themselves?

It seems to me that freedom and independence is a right from God, even if you don't actually have the power to attain it.