[rockrr]

He didn't free any slaves in the north, where he actually had the power to do so.

Wrong. Lincoln recognized that it was up to Congress to resolve the slavery issue.

Funny, right?

No.

[DiogenesLamp]

Wrong. Lincoln recognized that it was up to Congress to resolve the slavery issue.

Until he did it solely with his Dictator power. That's when he decided it was up to him.