[Blood of Tyrants]

In a nutshell, the 14th Amendment was rejected by enough states to nullify ratification so the North forcefully removed all the southern state legislators and governors by declaring that they were not lawfully elected. They then placed in their own carpetbaggers who dutifully voted for the amendment when it was reintroduced.

The big stumbling block that the pro-14 can't get past is if the Southern legislators were lawful enough to ratify the 13th Amendment, why weren't they lawful enough to reject the 14th?

Do some of you Yankees begin to understand why the South is STILL ticked about the War of Northern Conquest?

[litany_of_lies]

"Do some of you Yankees begin to understand why the South is STILL ticked about the War of Northern Conquest?"

Actually, no. Get over it. I don't have anything against a single Jew, ever though certain Jews killed Christ.

I noticed from visiting Constitution.org that the 14th Amendment is considered "ratified under duress." Okay, fine, but it's still ratified. Anyway, I sort of like the part about "insurrection"--maybe we should apply it to Barabara Lee, Maxine Waters, and Cynthia McKinney. I'm sure we can find quotes where they have "given aid and comfort to the enemies (of the United States)."

[willyone]

Yup. And everytime I go by the welfare office I get ticked at the South for that cheap labor they imported. We will be paying that bill forever. Thanks a bunch.

[Terriergal]

You know... the Constitution Party had a rally in which they detailed the fact that the 16th amendment wasn't properly ratified either.