Of course, since Free Republic is the premiere site for conservative political clock makers.
Think of it this way: if DiogenesLamp better understood clock making, then you would not be so often reduced to asking for the time of day.
That's why it's a great opportunity you're passing up to scrub your own mind of endless nonsense when you refuse to make the effort to read & understand my posts.
Btw, the political time is now 11:59 PM, the last possible moment for saving what remains of our Founders' constitutional free republic against the forces of politically correct "progressive" liberal socialistic Democrats.
It is pointless to attempt to reason with fanaticism.
It's a pity though, because you do seem to have some knowledge of history, and you might otherwise be a worthwhile person with which to engage in a discussion, but you are obsessed with what you wish to believe, and contradictory evidence simply makes no impact on you.
But there is one point on which I think I might like to hear your opinion.
When Texas broke from Mexico (The independence of which Lincoln supported and argued was a "sacred right") Was this "at pleasure" or not?
Never mind. Because Lincoln supported it, i'm pretty sure you are going to say it wasn't "at pleasure", because for you to do otherwise would contradict your previous narrative.
You will redefine whatever principles or definitions you need to redefine so as to go along believing what you wish to believe. There is no objective standard to your position, it is literally warped this way and that to attain the outcome you desire.
(That your "Team" were the good guys.)