[Jael]

I didn't mean to quote anything. I inferred that you meant that the South seceded because the government was infringing upon their rights. If my inference is correct, I wanted to know what rights you thought were being infringed upon.

Thanks for your reply. Since the other was was in Italics
I assumed you were quoting me.
But I couldn't find anywhere I had said that!!!

I don't originally remember what I said, but as far as "rights" go, my position would be historical and Constitutional.

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to
deny or disparage others retained by the *people*.

Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States,
are reserved to the *States* respectively,
or to the *people*.
Amen!

[WhiskeyPapa]

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the *States* respectively, or to the *people*. Amen!

Congress is delegated the power to provide for the commmon defense.

Walt

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

I would agree that the 9th and 10th Amendments are ignored, but how do they apply to the secession of the South?