[Grand Old Partisan]

If the government passed a law saying someone could enslave YOU, whether the government enslaved you or it was the person who actually chained you up would be, as the saying goes, a distinction without a difference. One of the reasons for secession was the Republicans' refusal of a demand by the Democracts for a federal slave law. So, it was the southern slave-owners who were attempting to violate the sovereignty of northern states.

[wasp69]

If the government passed a law saying someone could enslave YOU, whether the government enslaved you or it was the person who actually chained you up would be, as the saying goes, a distinction without a difference.

Okay, so you are familiar with the reconstruction acts.

One of the reasons for secession was the Republicans' refusal of a demand by the Democracts for a federal slave law.

Sorry, it already existed. The proposed 13th amendment was going to be used as reinforcement of already existing rights.

So, it was the southern slave-owners who were attempting to violate the sovereignty of northern states.

I'm sorry, what? How exactly are slave owners violating anyones sovereignty by demanding that state laws be respected and federal laws and precendents be enforced?