[fortheDeclaration]

gopcap] Non-Seq raised a question that was inescapably a Tu Quoque argument, and thus may be rejected as a logical fallacy. That is incorrect. If the actions of Lincoln with regard to civil liberties during the war are to be examined critically, then so should the actions of his counterpart Davis. Failure to do so violates the "fairness" standard of ethical reasoning

As any rational man would believe.

[4CJ]

The point that you fail to understand, is that in a trial for murder, the defendant's contention that "somebody else committed murder TOO" does not mitigate or absolve their own culpability.