Lincoln was not without a finely tuned appreciation for the basic values of our nation, and he was well aware that he had sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution. But he was a man who understood special circumstances.
So during "special circumstances", oaths don't mean shit...
Why is it that during "war" the first thing to go is sovereign rights???
The conscious individual is vastly more important than the collective... At all times and in all places...
We are in no danger of being overthrown, and I'm not suggesting revoking habeas corpus and the Bill of Rights, but the danger we face is real and present.
That is exactly what is happening... The Bill of Rights is being dismantled as fast as possible...
This is just another wailing cry to eliminate the freedoms of the sovereign individual...
Our concern for civil liberties and human rights is admirable, but life comes before liberty.
Wrongo...
Liberty for the individual comes before everything....
Always...
Otherwise, of what value is life when you are a slave???
Nobody knows what freedom means anymore...