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To: Non-Sequitur
Well, I've read several biographies of the man and have plowed through quite a bit of his turgid autobiography without finding any evidence to support your claim, so I can say with reasonable certainty that a supreme court was of no interest to Davis and his regime.

Now that's odd. I already gave you clear and conclusive evidence that he did support establishing a court. Did you not read his 1862 address to Congress? Or do you always ignore evidence that contradicts your historically unsubstantiated claims?

He showed more interest in keeping his Attorney General position staffed than the third branch of government.

Considering that it required an act of Congress for him to be able to "staff" the supreme court, and considering that Congress intentionally withheld from action on this matter, it is not at all unexpected that Davis was unable to do so. That does not prove that Davis did not desire a court. He did and publicly said so in a major speech. It only shows that, as I have said all along, Congress and Davis did not always get along and in many cases, such as this one, Congress did the the opposite of what Davis wanted. I'm sorry you don't like that fact, and I'm sorry it spoils your desire to paint Davis as a nefarious conspirator who sat up in the wee hours of the night devising plans in secret with Congress to prevent the appointment of a supreme court, but, unlike your little fairy tale, history shows that Davis wanted a court. You've seen the evidence of this fact and you've seen the reason why Davis did not get a court yet you continue to push your fairy tale as if it still meant something. That can only mean one thing: you are intentionally fibbing.

550 posted on 11/17/2003 8:55:05 AM PST by GOPcapitalist
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To: GOPcapitalist
Now that's odd. I already gave you clear and conclusive evidence that he did support establishing a court. Did you not read his 1862 address to Congress? Or do you always ignore evidence that contradicts your historically unsubstantiated claims?

This is soooo tempting. I could quote at length from the inaugural address of another president and then I suppose you would just scratch your head, sigh, and admit that the war really WAS the fault of the south. Yeah, sure you would.

In any case, actions speak louder than words. Davis didn't take any actions to force the issue, and was more than happy to have the confederate constitution violated so long as he was aided and abetted by the confederate congress. Those are the historical facts that you choose to ignore.

And at the same time Davis had no problem with keeping an Attorney General with nothing to do and a Secretary of State with nothing to do and other cabinet members. He didn't have a problem filling some of those posts through recess appointment, but not a supreme court. As I said, actions speak louder than words and Davis took no action to bring his regime in compliance with the confederate constitution. The only possible explanation is a fear that it might actually put a break on his actions somewhere down the line.

553 posted on 11/17/2003 9:14:04 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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