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To: donmeaker
Rather funny that you assert that the Slave power in 1860 had the right to enslave,

Wrong. Stop putting words in other peoples posts.

but when the US resisted that minority attempt to enslave

Wrong again. Slavery was part of US law until the 14th ammendment passed. The US did not resist slavery for nearly 80 years.

1860 minority attempt to break the Union, the 1860 minority attempts to pretend to secession, and then complain about the minority being enslaved for being denied that right.

I suggest remedial english. I have no idea what you are saying, but whatever it is it's probably wrong too.

238 posted on 11/30/2012 5:26:34 PM PST by hopespringseternal
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To: hopespringseternal

The rejection of slavery began early, before the Constitution, when slavery was forbidden in the Northwest Territory. The importation of slaves was forbidden by federal law by 1808.

States attempted to provide minority rights against the slave power with personal liberty laws, that set conditions for state official cooperation with slave catchers. The Slave power objected, with eventually no state cooperation required. Federal marshals were required to cooperate with slave catchers under the terms of the various fugitive slave acts.

Dredd Scott decision was an aberration, not only denying the precedent of protection of law to slaves, but denying that any state could provide the protection of law to anyone of African heritage, and overturning the Missouri Compromise which made Kansas and Nebraska free territory. The Republican party began in response to the effort to extend slavery to the territories, called in some circles the “Anti-Nebraska party”.

I agree, you should take a course in remedial English. Good luck with that.


239 posted on 11/30/2012 5:36:16 PM PST by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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