Under the Dred Scott decision they had that right regardless of local state laws. And their desire was to retain the right take slavery to any territory they wanted. I should have been more clear.
The ultimate difference being, even if that were true, that the Confederate states could LEAVE Davis any time.
A claim that, of course, can never be proven or disproven. However, considering the way Davis trampled the rights of the states it'd be hard to see him allowing them to leave.
Yes. Being clear would help tremendously. But why change now?
“However, considering the way Davis trampled the rights of the states it’d be hard to see him allowing them to leave.”
True. If you’re on drugs. So, in your head, you can imagine Southern states fighting EACH OTHER for the right of secession from the Confederacy as they are fighting the U.S. for the right to secede. Hmmm...wonder if the northern states that believed the southern states should be able to secede would leave the Union to join THOSE states? Or, perhaps we could have had FOUR separate countries fighting each other in the RFKATUS.
I realize that you WILL NOT understand what I am about to say, but you just gave everyone else on this thread one hell of a good laugh.