[Ditto]

All you can say about President Lincoln is that he was the first president who had to SHOW that the power was there.

I don't know about that. In 1832, President Andy Jackson made it very clear that he would be glad to personally lead the US Army into South Carolina and hang anyone who thought they could nullify US law or unilaterally secede. George Washington did lead the US Army into Western Pennsylvania in 1795 to put down a revolt of people who thought they could ignore US law and kill US government officials.

[WhiskeyPapa]

All you can say about President Lincoln is that he was the first president who had to SHOW that the power was there.

I don't know about that. In 1832, President Andy Jackson made it very clear that he would be glad to personally lead the US Army into South Carolina and hang anyone who thought they could nullify US law or unilaterally secede. George Washington did lead the US Army into Western Pennsylvania in 1795 to put down a revolt of people who thought they could ignore US law and kill US government officials.

Touche. :)

Walt

[bjs1779]

I don't know about that. In 1832, President Andy Jackson made it very clear that he would be glad to personally lead the US Army into South Carolina and hang anyone who thought they could nullify US law or unilaterally secede.

Jackson was also convicted and fined in Louisiana for his contempt of the law. He also was responsible for many Native American deaths for his promotion of the "Trail of Tears" death march. How fitting that you display the same tyranny as Walt.