Posted on 04/11/2011 7:56:33 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
As the nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of its deadliest war this week, some historians say we're still fighting over some of the same issues that fueled the Civil War.
"There are all of these weird parallels," says Stephanie McCurry, author of "Confederate Reckoning," a new book that examines why Southerners seceded and its effect on Southern women and slaves.
"When you hear charges today that the federal government is overreaching, and the idea that the Constitution recognized us as a league of sovereign states -- these were all part of the secessionist charges in 1860," she says.
1. The disappearance of the political center
2. How much power should the federal government have?
3. Unleashing the dogs of war
4. The president as dictator
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Peach :)
I’m Georgia born and raised and love sweet tea but have avoided grits for many years.
Still crying that your buddy Non Sequetqueer isn’t around?
Got you...BUT, I use the coupons! It pays for the subscription - but you are right. We only get the Sunday issue but pay for the whole bloody week...and Parade IS a piece of crap...we read the WSJ daily...highly recommend.
Cheers...
And they wouldn’t know real bbq if it bit them on the a**!
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