"That people who believe themselves to be Constitutional conservatives support and even deify Lincoln is quite strange. Lincoln's countless unconstitutional actions put in motion and made possible the centralization of power in the federal government during the 20th century and the effective end of the Constitution and the Founders' vision of a decentralized republic designed to keep government power in check."
There ya go! Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. You get 3 stars and a brownie button for this post! Lincoln did a substantial amount of unconstitutional things...Most importantly, is he paved the way for the extreme centralization of government that we see today. He also put forth the idea that it's okay if we are mean, rude and nasty to one another. Oh, I forgot the beating up part. How much sense does it make for a country to attack itself. And no...nobody was trying to install a new government...so no definitions of civil war, please. I think immature, sounds like a good reason for what Lincoln did!
...reading.
Lincoln was just a tyrant. Plain and Simple.
Oh yea...a great, big UNRECONSTRUCTED Freeper welcome to a loyal Southron woman! :)
For example?
How much sense does it make for a country to attack itself.
You would have to direct that question to the rebel forces in Charleston harbor.
And no...nobody was trying to install a new government...so no definitions of civil war, please
OK, how about rebellion? Would rebellion be more accurate?
I think immature, sounds like a good reason for what Lincoln did!
And what label would you place on the southern actions?