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Posted on 12/31/2004 2:21:30 PM PST by Caipirabob
So far so good.
"Now if are to believe the case you are defending that the Southern States were merely in "rebellion", that would mean that they were still part of the Union, and that there were only lawless areas within them."
Not exactly. In many of the states there were no functioning aspects of the Federal government, due to criminal, insurrectionist activity. All lawful government had broken down.
"So if Linkum (sic) had the "authority" to free slaves in one part of the Union, why would he need more authority to free them in the rest of the nation?"
Sorry, you were doing so well too.
Lincoln's authority to emancipate slaves in the rebellious areas stemmed from his position as commander-in-chief. He acted to deprive the insurrectionists with as much slave labor as possible, so as to injure their socio-economic infrastructure. Emancipation was a war-related necessity.
Where the rule of law prevailed, in the loyal states and in those part of the rebellious states that were under federal control, the existing laws concerning slavery were followed. That is why slavery had to be abolished by the 13th Amendment rather than by executive order or congressional legislation.
A dictator might have tried to abolish slavery by fiat, but Lincoln instead worked within the constitutional system.
"Is this some sort of neo-ebonics?"
Are you really the racist you like to make yourself out to be?
"quote Madison who said that secession or revolt (synonomous) was the right of a people to avail themselves of "intolerable oppression"?"
If your reading comprehension was at least on the high school level, you would realize that is nothing like what Madison said. He differentiated unilateral secession from revolution. (Sorry, I used a couple of big words there.)
Read some history books, stupid. Or re-read the posts in this thread I made to you on the subject.
When the ninth state ratified the Constitution of 1787, the sitting Congress of the Confederation began work on providing for the new government (setting elections, etc.). In the meantime, two additional states ratified.
The transition between the government under the Articles, and the new government under the Constitution, was seamless.
"The Nine were seperated from the other four, in Cracker town, that means two groups. Maybe at Crack High the math was different."
Yo are right about that - it is only an issue in dumb-a$$ cracker town.
"They could have exercised their Superior Power and opted not to ratify, and remain as independent Nation States. I like how you minimize the inclusion of the Bill of Rights as an aside. I am damn glad the Two held out for that "minor" addendum."
Didn't they teach you at Cracker Jr. High that the Philadelphia Convention considered the question of adding a Bill of Rights - and rejected it? North Carolina was going to ratify, without a doubt. The only questionable "state" was Rhode Island. They were in a virtual state of anarchy and were quickly becoming a failed state. The people in parts of Rhode Island were negotiating with neighboring states to pick up the pieces while Little Rhody disintegrated. Somehow, they got their act together.
"The States doing any transitioning were the ratified ones, duh!"
Were you weaned on jackass milk? I already told you, representatives from all thirteen states participated in the final Congress of the Confederation. Even while a state like North Carolina had not yet ratified, their representatives were actively involved in forming and authorizing the new government.
"As far as calling someone a racist after calling several posters here "CRACKERS" ..."
If you don't want to be treated like a dip, stop acting like one.
"typical M.O. of leftist/bolshevik types. We see the same with the DemonRats accusing the GOP of vote fraud, when they invented it, and are being exposed for in Washington now. Being amoral must be nice, as you never have to deal with shame eh?"
You tell me. You're the one living in a fantasy world. The old south is dead, bub. It's never coming back. You can't oppress your "darkies" anymore.
Someday, you might grow up and understand what Republicanism, and being an American, is all about. Until then, try not to drool too much on your keyboard everytime someone posts another confederate myth. "As far as Village Idiots go, you were the "Idiot" when posting quotes trying to make your case without reading (with understanding) first."
Posted to me? I don't think so. Got a link?
"A very big deal coming from a congenital liar such as yourself. You simply don't like the fact that you got caught...again."
You have so few victories when discussing issues of the confederate treason, even an insignificant error takes on great meaning for you. Congratulations.
Indeed it was. I believe there was even a photo of Winans posted at the time. You ignored it like you do everything. Dig up old threads on your own time if you can't remember.
You have so few victories when discussing issues of the confederate treason, even an insignificant error takes on great meaning for you. Congratulations.
Your documented fibs such as this one number in the dozens, perhaps hundreds by now, capitan. This is just further evidence of your inability to state basic facts without fabricating something. I could ask you to recount the story of the moon landing and you couldn't do it without adding in some gratuitous and false embellishment that attacks the confederacy or perhaps praises Saint Abe for making it all possible.
Amendment V: 'No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.'
There are, without doubt, occasions in which private property may lawfully be taken possession of or destroyed to prevent it from falling into the hands of the public enemy; and also where a military officer, charged with a particular duty, may impress private property into the public service or take it for public use. Unquestionably, in such cases, the government is bound to make full compensation to the owner.
Justice Taney, Mitchell v. Harmony, 54 How. 115 (1851)
Just exactly HOW did Lincoln abide by the Constitution?
My, my, my, you really are slow on the uptake, aren't you? Maryland voted against secession in April 1861 without Lincoln or anyone else arresting them. What you, in your haze, are thinking of was the attempt at some of the Maryland legislature to vote secession in September, long after the rebellion had begun. Some of them were arrested for supporting the rebellion, as they should have been. But where you make your biggest mistake is saying I believed that the arrests were to prevent their lawfully voting for secession. There would have been nothing lawful about that.
Are we finally clear?
I'm trying to explain it to you. But you seem unable or unwilling to grasp this most basic concept of the rebellion.
Rebellion is rebellion, and Lincoln was well within his authority as President to take whatever steps were necessary to suppress it. Regardless of whether the state participating in the rebellion invited him or not.
P1. The legislators deserved to be arrested because they were secessionists. (go to P2)
P2. Since they were secessionists, they deserved to be arrested (return to P1)Corrollary to P1 and P2: Absolutely nothing else matters about the situation that could ever alter P1 or P2.
Your false claim was that no constitution ever provided for its own destruction.
A constitution for a union with no members is meaningless.
The USSR constitution provided for any or all members to secede at will.
The USSR constitution provided for any or all members to secede at will.
The content of the Constitution is not changed by the strongest region with the biggest army imposing its will upon the weaker regions through UNconstitutional acts of coercion.
Consider it sort of like each member republic retained its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which was not by the Constitution expressly delegated to the USSR. And then the one with the biggest army decided to change the deal ex post facto.
[capitan_refugio #543] The "White" in Texas v White was George W. White. I do not find his name associated with White v Hart or White v Cannon. Correct me if I'm wrong.
[nc #547] You must be correct. You do not find the name George in the Supreme Court decisions re Hart or Cannon. Of course, you do not find any other first name in those decisions either. Correct me if I am wrong.
[capitan_refugio #559] On the contrary, liar. You made the association that the "White" in the three cases was the same. I made a very simple observation (so that you and the other crackers could understand it): "George W. White" was the White in Texas v White. That name does not register any hits when associated with either of the other two cases; nor does "George White," nor does "G. White." I made no search for who the "Whites" were in the other cases. If you know who they were, then post it. Otherwise, stand accused of misrepresentation - again.
[nc #663] I'm not being coy, I am merely rubbing your nose in your do-do. I am demonstrating that, yet again, the lying sack of s--- called capitan_refugio went on and on and on about a court opinion he has neither seen nor read.
[cr #669] You made a boast. You can't or won't back it up. And you act like an insufferable pr*ck when you're called on it. That's nolu coward all over!
[cr #669] If you have the proof, post it. Argument over. Instead you want to play little games. Okay, smart a$$ - show post where I said I had read the decisions. I never said anything like that, liar. I said, I found no association of the name George W. White (or its derivations) with the other two cases. That's not "going on and on." It is stating a simple fact that your pea brain is incapable of understanding.
In your #559, you called me a "liar."
In my #502 I said, "It appears that the ubiquitous White made a living by losing secession cases to the Federal government."
And so it does appear.
In response to your #507, I said, "You must be correct. You do not find the name George in the Supreme Court decisions re Hart or Cannon. Of course, you do not find any other first name in those decisions either. Correct me if I am wrong."
My statement is 100% correct.
You are still being the same dirtbag as ever, calling me a liar about court opinions you have not bothered to obtain or read.
Not only did your lame Google search not find a relationship between the parties in the cases, you did not even find the cases. You found nothing, and based on the nothing your incompetent search provided, you rendered your incompetent opinion.
In STATE OF TEXAS v. WHITE, 74 U.S. 700 (1868) at 717 and in WHITE v. HART, 80 US 646 (1871) at 647, the opinions clearly show that the SAME ATTORNEY argued for Mr. White in both cases.
His office was at the corner of C St. and Louisiana Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Your phony conspiracy theory had been dealt with in other posts.
I guess you think repeating nonsense is going to make it non-nonsense.
Your 'facts'are half-truths woven into a idiot theory.
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