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To: Austin Willard Wright
States rights? A primary complaint of the seceders was that the Northern states were exercising their "states rights" via personal freedom laws.

Which, of course, occurred after the North made a gigantic fuss over the South's doctrine of "nullification," which was subsequently overturned by an increase in Federal power.

If it wasn't the right thing to do for the South to override Federal legislation, why was it the right thing to do for the North?

122 posted on 02/21/2006 9:10:23 AM PST by detsaoT (Proudly not "dumb as a journalist.")
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To: detsaoT

Heh....I would have supported the right of the South to secede but I have no illusions about the pro-slavery nature of the CSA. I would have also supported John Brown's rebellion.


127 posted on 02/21/2006 9:13:03 AM PST by Austin Willard Wright
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