[PokeyJoe]

Well, John Brown and 21 men took Harpers Ferry in 1859, setting the stage for a national debate on slavery during the 1860 Presidential election.

(today, the issue is the War on Terror)

Ironic isn't it? The Presidential election of 1860 started the Civil War when the slave states divided their votes among three candidates. The 18 free states all voted with Lincoln. By popular vote, Lincoln lost by 500,000 votes.

The democRATS in 2000 claimed that their candidate had the majority of votes and thus Al Gore should now be President. If this argument were true in 1860 - Abraham Lincoln would have never been elected, and subsequent events would have never been known. Slavery might still exist, and the union would not.

As it is, I believe that a new Civil War is on the horizon. You just don't see it yet. BUT, you won't be able to deny it when it does happen. I'll be glad to hand you a cup of coffee when you wake up.

[AntiGuv]

Note that the 2000 election did not start another Civil War. Think about that.. All it did was lead to the same incessant whining, bitching, and moaning that we'll get tortured by if it happens again or in reverse..