No, I'd rather stipulate that jeffersondem lies constantly and refuses to tell the truth under any circumstances.
But I can tell it, and here it is:
Lincoln never abolished slavery in states that remained loyal to the Union.
States in rebellion were subject to the Emancipation Proclamation during the war and afterwards all states came under the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments.
jeffersondem: "We know before the war Lincoln did not have the necessary votes in Congress to peacefully pass a constitutional amendment ending slavery but after all the war killings, redefining states as military districts, and disbarments of voters, he did."
No, after Confederates declared themselves no longer US voters, non-Confederates in those states voted ratification of the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments.
jeffersondem: "This is a problem for anyone who claims to support the original intent of our founders.
The founders included in the constitution a peaceful amendment process, but not a provision to use the military to violently overthrow the constitution."
No, the original intent of our Founders was that any war against the United States, rebellion (Whiskey), treason (Burr) or unauthorized secession (Burr, Hartford Convention) should be defeated & punished.
But those slave-states which refused to secede did not see their slavery abolished until that peaceful amendment process was completed.
“Lincoln never abolished slavery in states that remained loyal to the Union.”
Lincoln actually added a slave state to the union. I guess we can forever dismiss the notion that Lincoln “fought to free the slaves.”
This, despite loud claims by some, that “it was all about slavery.”