[Non-Sequitur]

You keep telling yourself that but it remains that South Carolina was the de facto government of itself from 1861-65.

I imagine that would come as a hell of a shock to the Davis regime. In any case the U.S. government was the de jure government over South Carolina 1861-65.

[GOPcapitalist]

any case the U.S. government was the de jure government over South Carolina 1861-65.

Not really. They simply made an ex post facto claim that they were after four long years of being unable to govern there.