[GOPcapitalist]

Lincoln acted according to the principles upon which this nation was founded.

Funny. I always thought that this was the principle on which our nation was founded:

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

[capitan_refugio]

Quite right! Those are some of the principles. What is really "funny" is that the secessionists did not invoke the natural right of revolution against oppression when they went careening down the road to destruction. Instead, they invoked unwritten constitutional rights and/or attempted to reverse their (binding) ratification. The reason being, is the south could in no way make a convincing case that they were oppressed. After all, they had more-or-less controlled the branches of the federal government for over 70 years.

It is gratifying to see that you recognize the legacy of natural law the provided the foundation for our system of government.