[Casloy]

No, the South was a constitutionally independent nation. He was not the President of it so he could not maker laws in a nation he did not rule.

That is some of the goofiest logic I have ever read. The entire war was about whether the south had the right to secede the Union. The south was not a consititutionally independent nation, they seceded in what they were convinced was a legal way. The Federal government disagreed. That's why we went to war. At that point, like it or not, might makes right.

[libertarianben]

"That is some of the goofiest logic I have ever read. The entire war was about whether the south had the right to secede the Union. The south was not a constitutionally independent nation, they seceded in what they were convinced was a legal way. The Federal government disagreed. That's why we went to war. At that point, like it or not, might makes right."

So, if you are powerful you have a right to destroy all others you deem less powerful than you even if the law says differently. Hitler and Stalin would be so proud. Well then, the Federal Government needs to read their founding fathers work.