[Eastbound]

"So, he suspended the Constitution to revoke the Bill of Rights, which was beyond his powers."

That's what happened. Here's a good summary by David Dieteman.

[southlake_hoosier]

Didn’t know that existed. I just read through both documents and came to that conclusion.

[Non-Sequitur]

I am opposed to slavery. As a classical liberal, I place a premium upon human freedom. Slavery is the polar opposite of freedom.

I would say that Mr. Dieteman is an idiot who knows very little about what he is talking about. If he is opposed to slavery then how can he support the confederate constitution, which specifically protected slavery and slave imports? If he places a premium on human freedom then how can he support a confederacy and confederate government specifically established to ensure that one third of their human population remained without freedom of any kind? Finally, how can he criticize Lincoln for being racist while ignoring similar, or even worse, racial viewpoints among Southern leaders. Or criticize Lincoln for allegedly ignoring the Constitution while completely overlooking actual infractions on the part of the Davis administration?

In short, Dieteman is a classic Southron hypocrite. Nothing more, and nothing less.