Because according to the Constitution only Congress can dispose of federal lands. States cannot exercise eminent domain on them.
I see the flag as a battle for freedom.
Well, for perhaps 2/3rds of your population anyway.
Their habit of ignoring that constitution idicates otherwise. And in its own way the Davis government was even larger and more intrusive than Lincoln's was.
The majority of Southern soldiers fought because their region was at war. The question is not why they fought but why their leaders sent them out to fight. And the evidence shows that by far the single most important reason for the Southern rebellion was defense of their institution of slavery.
I see our federal government like a huge octopus with its tentacles stretching across the nation strangling the freedoms and ruling the states with absolute authority. I see 7 judges that get to set the supreme law of the land. I can see taxation beyond the wildest nightmares of the founders, and wealth redistribution that would make karl marx blush. I see million of lazy people on the gov. dole. I see agencies like the NSA that can spy on anyone for any reason. I see our rights threatened on a daily basis. I see a gov. that can suspend habeas corpus at the drop of a hat and render our rights useless. I see gov agencies that strong arm business into submission. I could go on and on. I believe some of these problems are the legacy of the south’s defeat in the war.
And you blame that all on Lincoln.
BTW it's 9 judges not 7.
“BTW it’s 9 judges not 7.”
oops dumb mistake your right.
” And in its own way the Davis government was even larger and more intrusive than Lincoln’s was”
B.S. how about some sources to back thaT UP.
“The majority of Southern soldiers fought because their region was at war. The question is not why they fought but why their leaders sent them out to fight. And the evidence shows that by far the single most important reason for the Southern rebellion was defense of their institution of slavery.”
b.s. AGAIN. Would you give your life freely for an unworthy cause? I sure wouldnt.