It seriously blows my mind that the most ardent defenders of the CSA just keep leaving out that the reasons they presented for their quickie secession would not pass the laugh test when you read them!
Nevermind that those very states heaped real oppression on the northern states by forcing them via the same central government that they profess to have been so tyrannical, to allow armed men to cross into their territory to hunt down the human slaves that ran away to freedom, with no recourse. Even stipulating that the local authorities had to help them!
Unless I am mistaken, that is not true. After Justice Story's commentary in the case of Prigg v Pennsylvania, Various states passed laws prohibiting local authorities from assisting in the capture of runaway slaves.
Why do they even care what Obama is doing to The United States, since they profess no love for it, but for a rival government.