[bluecollarman]

"If you can't find it, you shouldn't be arguing with me."

Yes, since you are obviously the brighter mind, I shouldn't be arguing with you.

Would you please humor me and answer my hypothetical without rephrasing or redefining it?

If the south had freed all the slaves first, we could have gone in peace?

[#3Fan]

Yes, since you are obviously the brighter mind, I shouldn't be arguing with you.

No,I said if you can't find in the Constitution where states are forbidden to form confederacies, you shouldn't.

If the south had freed all the slaves first, we could have gone in peace?

With terms of separation any state can secede. No state has ever tried a peaceful separation, though. All three attempts were basically breach of contract. Even without terms of secession, 1861 was a peaceful secession for several months until Fort Sumter. Lincoln had more patience than I would've.

[WhiskeyPapa]

If the south had freed all the slaves first, we could have gone in peace?

Sure, if you'd ensured a fair payment of all debts incurred in the name of all. Piece of cake, right?

Walt