Again Rusty, your scholarship is peerless - even though you use nolo as a resource ;’)
I don’t think anyone rejects the extra-constitutional aspect of Lincoln’s actions - I surely do not. I do recognize that my acceptance of his suspension of habeas corpus actions as being justifiable and necessary to the defense of our nation isn’t as widely accepted. Even the fact that SCOTUS backed him up isn’t sufficient to satisfy that minority. I suppose that not even the fact that the confederate congress gave explicit power to davis - and that davis repeatedly used it - doesn’t cut any ice with that crowd.
I guess that there’s no satisfying some folks....
I have some sympathy for this argument. Lincoln said it is never wise to risk a body for a limb and he acknowledged having bent the rules a bit because it was necessary.
I suppose that not even the fact that the confederate congress gave explicit power to davis - and that davis repeatedly used it - doesn’t cut any ice with that crowd.
That's a tu quoque argument that doesn't justify the abuses of a different government under a different charter. The US Constitution stipulates the rules for the US Government, not the Confederate one.