But it died out in the Northern states and then the slaveholders wanted to reintroduce it, against the wishes of the people who lived in those states.
Seeking to have the law apply to all states is NOT a conspiracy,
So, does this mean if a governor invokes interposition against a federal law you'll be against him? Some "states' righter" you are.
if we are to believe that southern states were equal partners in governance. Or do you believe they the northern states were more equal and were supposed to have the final say in federal matters? Sure sounds like it.
Equal partners? Forcing slavery back into states where it had long since died off, against the wishes of the citizens of those states? That's what you call "equal partners?" No wonder your predecessors seceded from the Union when they realized they'd have to keep it to themselves from then on.
Ever hear of the Missouri Compromise worked out amongst the representatives of all the states, free and slave, in Congress? Ever hear of the Kansas-Nebraska Act which then repealed that compromise?
After this next civil war let's try to remember to outlaw the Democrat party altogether.
“But it died out in the Northern states...”
Really? You better check your history. While not prevelent, there were still slaves in some northern states.
“...and then the slaveholders wanted to reintroduce it, against the wishes of the people who lived in those states.”
Please document that. LOL. What, they were gong to force individual Yankees to own slaves?