Was that the same Thomas Jefferson who executed the Louisiana Purchase knowing he was without the Constitutional authority to do so?
And the same Lincoln who ignored the Constitutional protections of Habeas Corpus?
Let’s say for the sake of the discussion that Jefferson and Lincoln’s actions were completely unconstitutional.
Two questions:
1) Would that change the truth of the two quotes I posted?
2) Would it justify a coup d’etat against our constitutional, republican form of government and the establishment instead of a judicial oligarchy?