The South should have left or remained as their voters saw fit. Consent of the governed is the central principle upon which this nation was founded.
Do you consider yourself an American or a Southner?
I am not a Southerner, and I think the most American idea of all is "consent of the governed." It's also known as "freedom."
I currently see our existing government oppressing me in all sorts of ways, not the least of which is paying for things to which I object (Abortion, Welfare, Corporate Welfare) against my will.
Taxation is in itself a form of slavery in which a person toils for gain while others enjoy the fruits of his labor.
Taxes are the price one pays to live in a civilized society. However the power to tax is also the power to destroy. And you Rebs just don’t see what a Southern victory would have done to this nation.