“A very young Abe Lincoln did once argue for a seemingly unlimited “right of secession” . . . “
The “very young” rail splitter was age 39 at the time. Under the constitution, he could have been elected president at age 35.
And Thomas Jefferson was 33 years old when he penned the Declaration of Independence.
What is your point?
I'd call 39 "very young".
What's your point?