[rockrr]

The Union tolerated their condition for four score and seven years, until a piece of it wanted to leave, then suddenly what was completely tolerable for them became an ex post facto casus belli.

As usual you have it backwards. It was the south's "casus belli" not the north's.

[DiogenesLamp]

As usual you have it backwards. It was the south's "casus belli" not the north's.

Then why does it come up in these discussions? If it wasn't the reason the North invaded the South, then why does so much time get wasted on this side issue? Why do people like yourself keep bringing it up and introducing it into the conscience stream?

If it doesn't have anything to do with why the North Invaded, then how does the topic keep coming up from your side of the discussion?