[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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[CarolinaReaganFan]

We’d all be better off today if founding fathers had included some provision for states to secede.
.could have avoided that horrible civil war.
.could let California secede today.
do ya think southern US would have a balanced budget amendment?

[tbw2]

Another option - Sanctuaries for everything. Second Amendment Sanctuaries to protect the 2nd Amendment the same way liberals chose to ignore federal immigration law and drug laws.

[precisionshootist]

This is a topic that comes up every now and then but it stays pretty fringe.

If this election is not corrected and Trump sworn in for a second term I believe this is going to come up again. This time however I think it's going to gain widespread support really fast.

I knew we were in big trouble when I heard Rush talk about the off the air phone call he received from Leslie Stahl. She clearly had inside information that the fix was in. It was very clear to me she already knew what was going to happen in the election and was worried about the response from the people.