To: agrarianlady
Lincoln used federal powers in a true emergency, and then laid them down.The problem is he let the Genie out of the bottle. Even though FedGov™ "shrank" post war, the precedence had been set.
72 posted on
04/16/2013 11:11:38 AM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
I would suggest that it was Washington who let the genie out of the bottle, when he used Virginia militia to put down insurrection.
Or even worse, the genie was always out of the bottle. People who want power can always find a way to justify it. Which is why Franklin said “A Republic, if you can keep it.” Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
78 posted on
04/16/2013 12:34:41 PM PDT by
donmeaker
(Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
To: central_va
Even though FedGov™ "shrank" post war, the precedence had been set. The only time that DC's been downsized was in 1812. [/semi-sarc]
81 posted on
04/16/2013 3:35:27 PM PDT by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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