[Non-Sequitur]

! The Confederate States legally seceded, and formed their own Government.

Actually, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1869, the southern acts of secession were not legal. Therefore their actions were a rebellion and the Lincoln administration acted properly in putting it down.

But let's assume for a moment that their actions were legal. Since the Davis government formally declared war on the United States on April 17, 1861 then the actions of the Lincoln administration would have been acts of self defense against the aggressor, wouldn't they? How can you complain about that?

[TexConfederate1861]

Ok... Point One: The Supreme Court ruled AFTER the war....not before. (and they STILL can't supercede the Constitution!) Point Two: The Confederacy called for volunteers to defend their soil against invaders AFTER Lincoln called for volunteers to invade the South, which was essentially an act of war. There was no formal declaration from either side! If I remember, there was no f