Indeed I do - 'documentation, please.'
I've always viewed Lincoln's efforts to resist "secession" as the performance of his constitutional duty to preserve the Union.
By all means, please quote the article, section and clause of the United States Constitution that prohibits secession and tasks the president with the "duty to preserve the Union." Is it next to the clause authorizing the president to commit perjury to conceal the fact that he was getting 'bl@wj@bs' from an intern in the Oval Office washroom? 'The world wonders...'
My main criticism of the pro-secession southern politicians concerns their atrocious lack of political judgment and skills.
Apparently the specific written terms of the United States Constitution take second place, in your mind, to "political judgment and skills." How nice.
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I was suggesting that you might want to comment on the claims of Mortin Sult. He made some claims, including claims of election fraud in Georgia, that I know nothing about. See post 174.
By all means, please quote the article, section and clause of the United States Constitution that prohibits secession
As you know, I believe that what you refer to as unilateral "secession" is prohibited by each clause of the Constitution which expressly delegates power to the government of the United States, the last of which is Section 2 of the 26th Amendment.
and tasks the president with the "duty to preserve the Union."
See Article II.
Is it next to the clause authorizing the president to commit perjury to conceal the fact that he was getting 'bl@wj@bs' from an intern in the Oval Office washroom?
I know, I know. You found that in a penumbra surrounding the Tenth Amendment, right? Well, I'm not buying that one either.
Apparently the specific written terms of the United States Constitution take second place, in your mind, to "political judgment and skills." How nice.
I don't know if by that comment you've expanded your claim to suggest that the Tenth Amendment required the southern states to secede or you're suggesting that you've found an inconsistency between the provisions in the Constitution and the exercise of good judgment and common sense by politicians. In either case, you have discovered another little issue on which we disagree.
P.S. I'm still looking for the names of the most competent southern politicians who favored secession before the action was taken. Do you have any nominations?