Lincoln followed the constitution when he deliberately started a war without the consent of Congress? He followed the constitution when he unilaterally suspended habeas corpus even though the courts were working, and jailed between 13,000 and 38,000 people without charge or conviction - or at best "trial" before military tribunals? Lincoln followed the constitution when he shut down over 100 opposition newspapers and censored all telegraph traffic in the US?
You're falling for the Left's tactics if you think trampling on the bill of rights like the above and several more examples makes the tyrant Lincoln "great".
What war did he start? What was the military action that started the war? I was unaware Lincoln attacked Fort Sumter.
The habeas corpus clause of Article I Section IX does not forbid “unilateral” suspension. That was done in response to Fort Sumter.
The act of shutting down opposition newspapers could be insinuated to be unconstitutional if you ignore the suspension of habeas corpus, but acting in aid and comfort to the enemy is an act of war in and of itself, both treasonable crimes per Article III Section III. Perhaps if such things were done during the Vietnam War, the mindset of Americans would have been different?
Please stop falling for the left’s tricks.