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0bama and his minions look to Lincoln as a justification to repress his opposition.

The South would have eventually have abolished slavery, and there were even some black troops, promised manumission, that fought for the South.

Lincoln and the first civil war established the nation as an indissolvable union. In our current state of affairs, the established and inflexible principle of a perpetual union is hazardous because the only means of separation necessitates violence. Without secession, and without the dim prospect of meaningful reformation of the government and constitutional restoration, the only legal option for relief is leaving the country- not an easy prospect for most citizens. I would also argue that the legal right and possibility of secession acts as a check to abusive central government. Along with abolishing slavery, Lincoln abolished any reasonable possibility of amicable and peaceful secession.

The weight of history is heavy, and Lincoln’s legacy has solidified the primacy of the central government; a government today that abuses its citizens in ways that would probably be inconceivable to Lincoln.

Lincoln and the first civil war established the nation as an indissolvable union. In our current state of affairs, the established and inflexible principle of a perpetual union is hazardous because the only means of separation necessitates violence. Without secession, and without the dim prospect of meaningful reformation of the government and constitutional restoration, the only legal option for relief is leaving the country- not an easy prospect for most citizens. I would also argue that the legal right and possibility of secession acts as a check to abusive central government. Along with abolishing slavery, Lincoln abolished any reasonable possibility of amicable and peaceful secession.

And *THAT* is exactly why the Civil war is still relevant to today. Lincoln took us away from the natural law expressed in the Declaration of Independence, and put us on the path to Federal dominance of everything we do, and No, we don't have a right to divorce.

The weight of history is heavy, and Lincoln’s legacy has solidified the primacy of the central government; a government today that abuses its citizens in ways that would probably be inconceivable to Lincoln.

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Just so the legacy of Lincoln.

there were even some black troops, promised manumission, that fought for the South.

Untrue.

The CSA agreed to raise some black troops. On March 13. (Apparently it was not a top priority for them.) This was done only after Lee himself more or less suggested it was the last chance the South had.

They still could not bring themselves to promise freedom even to those who fought for them.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederacy-approves-black-soldiers

One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.”

That the CSA was still having debates of this type, in March of 65, just goes to show how delusional they'd become.

The South would have eventually have abolished slavery, and there were even some black troops, promised manumission, that fought for the South.

The confederate constitution removed that as an option when they immortalized the Peculiar Institution in perpetuity.

Along with abolishing slavery, Lincoln abolished any reasonable possibility of amicable and peaceful secession.

Not true. Peaceful secession has yet to be tried so we do not know how successful it can be.

Read “Look Away.” Jefferson Davis was the real tyrant. He Nationalized whole industries and ran roughshod over Civil liberties. The Confederacy was in many ways the first Socialist state.