thanks for the bump sheltonmac. methinks the rest of the world does not like the "might makes right" attitude. it's not just.
BTW stainless read that article in the North and South. Well worth reading although I believe he does give too much credit to the ilk like McPherson. DiLorenzo, Brewer, and others have pointed out the fact that while some of the terms soldier were scratched out after the war, by historians, even moreso many of them weren't even on official lists.
As for Sobran, another excellent article. The Founders themselves understood the dangers of the masses voting for the federal elected officials, and also understood the the separate and sovereign status each state had and maintained entering into this compact