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To: rockrr

They all were bilateral - just not the same outcome desired by both parties.


253 posted on 06/25/2018 8:24:27 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: Svartalfiar

No they weren’t. In order for the secession to be legitimate, ALL of the states had to agree on the separation. Since the rebel states chose not to take their case to Congress, the resulting secession was not legal, valid, or enforceable.


268 posted on 06/25/2018 9:11:15 PM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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