Once again the pot is calling the kettle black!
"And unilateral secession as practiced by the confederacy was illegal. The Supreme Court ruled that in 1869."
Which merely proves that when the North won the war, the dream of American Liberty as envisioned by the Founders went down the toilet. Thanks to Lincoln we now have this behemoth in Washington that is overtly intrusive of our daily lives and liberties. No longer can States really determine their own destiny without cowtowing to Washington. The Founders never envisioned a government who provides welfare to so many. Who sets up educational curriculum standards for the children, or who has this labyrinth of byzantine type Tax Codes. No ... the Founders set it up with individual liberty being paramount, and States Rights being there to keep the Federal Government in check! Yes, you call Jeff Davis the tyrant, but in reality the tyrant who doomed us to everlasting enslavement to big government and taxes was LINCOLN! Honest Abe wasn't honest!
And while we're on the subject, the Southern States should've been able to determine for themselves whether or not slavery would've continued as an institution ... that was a part of their right of self-determination! It wasn't up to the Federal Government to determine that. Go back and re-read your Constitution and Federalist papers. You'll be amazed at what the Founders intended.
