Instead he chose an unlawful war and relentless and abominable invasion to force the south to submission.
It was the act of a tyrant, a truth he and his accomplices ignored, all in the name of forcing by armed aggression the unlawful restoration of the Union, a right no just government would claim to possess or such action undertake.
They claimed a higher purpose, yet broke the compact and the law to achieve it. They were no longer a nation of laws, but no more than a mob, hellbent on vengeance and destruction.
They achieved their purpose and then proceeded to create court rulings(White v. Texas) and concoct other peculiarities in an attempt to justify their crimes. They inflicted Reconstruction on a wounded and weakened south to cause yet more pain and suffering.
Their desire for domination was insatiable and they instituted the arrogance and brute force of statism that has marched it's way through the years since and right into today's reality.
You're forgetting the south fired the first shot. lol
What clause of the Constitution is that?
It was the act of a tyrant, a truth he and his accomplices ignored, all in the name of forcing by armed aggression the unlawful restoration of the Union, a right no just government would claim to possess or such action undertake.
Right, because no country has ever put down a rebellion throughout all of history.
They inflicted Reconstruction on a wounded and weakened south to cause yet more pain and suffering.
Compared to the treatment of most defeated rebellions, Reconstruction was a model of charity.
Their desire for domination was insatiable and they instituted the arrogance and brute force of statism that has marched it's way through the years since and right into today's reality.
Sheesh. Hyperbolic much? I'll point out that if the US of today is such an intolerable tyranny, there are planes leaving every hour. Let us know what utopia of freedom you settle on. You also have the natural right of rebellion. Maybe it will work out for you. On the other hand, if it doesn't, we'll have to listen to you complaining about how unfair it was for another hundred and fifty years.