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To: Libloather

If it was illegal for the southern states to secede then it was illegal for the colonies to do so.


8 posted on 11/06/2011 6:52:00 AM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: freedomfiter2
If it was illegal for the southern states to secede then it was illegal for the colonies to do so.

Yes, and the similarities don't end there. In both cases, after a protracted war to determine the outcome, the defeated side signed a treaty acknowledging and accepting the winning sides terms.

21 posted on 11/06/2011 7:01:06 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: freedomfiter2
If it was illegal for the southern states to secede then it was illegal for the colonies to do so.

There is one vital difference between the two cases. The colonies won.

"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason". Ovid

41 posted on 11/06/2011 7:17:17 AM PST by magslinger (To properly protect your family you need a Bible, a twelve gauge and a pig.)
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To: freedomfiter2

War means the winners won and the losers lost. Just like fighting...and losing to muslims.


56 posted on 11/06/2011 7:38:43 AM PST by onedoug (lf)
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