Refused? That is an interesting observation. Are you familiar with this?
"In the Department of Justice, which includes the Patent Office and Public Printing, some legislative provisions will be required, which will be specifically stated in the report of the head of that Department. I invite the attention of Congress to the duty of organizing a Supreme Court of the Confederate States; in accordance with the mandate of the Constitution." [Davis to Congress of the Confederate States, Richmond, February 25, 1862, in Monroe & McIntosh, "The Papers of Jefferson Davis." Louisiana State University Press, 1971, Vol.8, pp. 58-64]
It doesn't appear Davis was shirking his duties. Are you familiar with this?
"In spite of the constitutional requirement for the establishment of a supreme court within the judicial structure of the Confederacy, in spite of the historical need for a court of supreme jurisdiction, the supreme court authorized by the Confederate Constitution never came into being... The Confederacy was a short-lived experiment and, in so far as a test to determine the need for a supreme court is concerned, it was an experiment conducted in an inadequate laboratory. That its life was unhindered by the absence of a supreme court was due more to the necessity for mutual assistance and support at a time when the nation's existence was at stake than to the ability of a group of states to coexist without a national court of last resort. That the nation could have continued to exist so unhindered in times of peace is a question still open to debate. And so the query, so often posed by so many people, as to the necessity for a supreme court in our system of democratic government must, in so far as the experience of the Confederacy is concerned, remains unanswered." [Jose M. Cabanillas, "A Nation Without a Supreme Court." University of Richmond Law Review, Vol.2, Iss.2, Art.6, 1964, pp.94, 98-99]
Do you have a source for your assertion that "the Davis government and the Confederate congress ignored their constitution and refused to establish a supreme court"?
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>>DoodleDawg wrote: "If they're going to ignore it in that major area, and if Davis is willing to ignore it by promising to the European countries that he would end slavery in exchange for recognition, then the fact that the constitution contained a clause against protective tariffs is meaningless."
I will agree the Constitution of the United States was meaningless to the tyrant Abraham Lincoln; but I am unconvinced of your argument about Davis. Do you have any sources that provide context in support of your argument?
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>>DoodleDawg wrote: "Protective tariffs were promised, the tariff passed by the Confederate congress in May 1861 contained tariffs on imported goods that protected local manufacturers, there is no reason that protective tariffs would not have continued"
Protective tariff? Was the tariff used to promote or foster any branch of industry, or was it used strictly to raise revenue? What is your source?
Assuming the topic at hand remains "the cause of the war," what does any of this have to do with the topic at hand?
Mr. Kalamata
A correct observation.
"In the Department of Justice, which includes the Patent Office and Public Printing, some legislative provisions will be required, which will be specifically stated in the report of the head of that Department. I invite the attention of Congress to the duty of organizing a Supreme Court of the Confederate States; in accordance with the mandate of the Constitution."
And what happened? Nothing. No court was established. No justices nominated. Nothing. Our system of government is based on the checks and balances provided by three branches of government - legislative, executive, and judicial. Davis and the Confederate congress chose to eliminate the one branch which might have provided oversight even though their constitution required it.
And so the query, so often posed by so many people, as to the necessity for a supreme court in our system of democratic government must, in so far as the experience of the Confederacy is concerned, remains unanswered.'
What nonsense is this? All of Lincoln's actions were subject to judicial review and none of Davis's were, which allowed him to make patently unconstitutional promises. During the four years of the Davis government he had four Secretaries of State despite the fact that no nations recognized the Confederacy as a sovereign nation, three Treasury secretaries, five War secretaries despite the fact that Davis ran the war himself, six Attorney-Generals despite not having a judiciary, and one each Postmaster General and Navy secretary. Davis and the Confederate congress could keep his revolving door of a cabinet staffed but not a third branch of government. National life was unhindered by the lack of a supreme court but apparently would have completely fallen apart without an Attorney-General. It is an idiotic argument.
LOL! If the ones I've provided to date has not made a dent in your blind Southron shell then probably not.
The Confederate tariff act passed May 1861. Link
LOL! I have yet to meet a Southron support who doesn't resort to name calling once cornered. If that is how you wish to continue then you can play with yourself.