[WhiskeyPapa]

"No state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate" - Article V, US Constitution

Yeah, well. A lot of southern congressmen and senators packed up and went home having sworn off their allegiance to the Constitution.

Sorry, bucko. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Walt

[H.Akston]

Sorry Squidface,
The consent for being out of the Union was removed when Lee surrendered and the war was over. 9 months elapsed between this time and the ratification of the 13th Amendment. You can't have it both ways.