The GOP position leaves little room for constructionists who believe in sovereign rule and decentralization.
Also when you bring up Democrats who sold out for gain, don't forget the carpetbaggers, robber barons who gladly took advantage of the South. US Grant's numerous scandals and reconstruction policies were not exactly high points either.
If they were against centralized government/finances, higher taxes, and conscription to fight other states then why would they have ever support the confederacy?
Good point, SB, but the rebels started conscription a year before the U.S. government did. What's more, all rebel troops were required to remain in the Confederate army for the duration of the war, no matter what their original terms of service had been, but U.S. troops were free to go home when their terms of service ended.
And, don't forget that over a quarter of southern soldiers fought against the Confederacy. Cheers,
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