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To: rustbucket
In answer to your question, I pointed out that the Confederate Supreme Court was in the same place as Lincoln's obedience to the US Constitution. In other words, it didn't exist. That is the point you have been making all along, isn't it?

On the contrary, the U.S. Supreme Court was alive and well and making judicial decisions on a whole host cases. Some went against the adminsitration and some were decided in its favor. To say that President Lincoln or the Union government totally ignored the Supreme Court in the same manner that the Davis regime ignored the supreme court is utter nonsense.

GOPCapitalist has discussed why the Confederate Supreme Court didn't exist. If you have some facts to contribute, I'd be happy to listen to them.

No, the fact that the Davis regime and the confederate congress conspired to eliminate a branch of government required by their constitution speaks volumes.

495 posted on 04/18/2003 11:19:15 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
No, the fact that the Davis regime and the confederate congress conspired to eliminate a branch of government required by their constitution speaks volumes.

That must've been quite a conspiracy, non-seq. Would you mind providing some documentation of it? I ask because all the facts suggest that significant dissent from Davis occurred in the Senate and among several state governors. Some even called for Davis' resignation. You see, non-seq, unlike the legislature of yankeeland with Lincoln, the confederate congress did not simply rubber stamp anything and everything Davis wanted. If you doubt me, go look up a biography or two about Pendleton Murrah.

500 posted on 04/18/2003 1:06:23 PM PDT by GOPcapitalist
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