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To: DoodleDawg
Impossible? No. Unconstitutional? Yes. Anyone who read the Confederate constitution would know that.

Ah but it wasn't unconstitutional. Treaties have the force of constitutional law.

547 posted on 05/06/2019 6:11:36 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird

Only if 2/3s of the Confederate Senate approved the treaty.


552 posted on 05/06/2019 6:54:00 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: FLT-bird
Ah but it wasn't unconstitutional. Treaties have the force of constitutional law.

Ah but it was. The Confederate congress was prohibited by their constitution from passing any law that impaired the right of slave ownership. Treaties may have the force of law but treaties cannot violate the Constitution.

557 posted on 05/07/2019 3:52:59 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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