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To: Elyse

I have no denial of history at all. The disgusting libertine principles of the Confederate democrats were to uphold slavery and to usurp the rule of law for all.


65 posted on 11/04/2010 7:18:34 AM PDT by TheBigIf
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To: TheBigIf

This is what you said, “ Next maybe Williams could write an article about how blacks served in the KKK. Absolutely pathetic and shameful article.”
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“The disgusting libertine principles of the Confederate democrats were to uphold slavery and to usurp the rule of law for all.”

You imply that Williams is wrong in writing in his article that slaves willingly served in the Confederate army. That is a denial of history.

I grew up in the south, but my ancestors fought in the Union army. I’m not going to deny history and put my ancestors on some moral high ground that they don’t deserve. Just because as a result of the war the slaves were freed, doesn’t mean that the Union army went to war to free the slaves.

The Confederate Constitution forbid the importation of more slaves, but just like the US Constitution at that time, it still allowed slavery. So at the time of the Southern states’ succession from the Union the US Constitution upheld the disgusting libertine principles that uphold slavery and usurped the rule of law for all.


72 posted on 11/04/2010 7:45:47 AM PDT by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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