[Non-Sequitur]

OK...Point one: Of course the Supreme Court ruled after the war. They couldn't very well rule before the war, could they? The Supreme Court can only rule on the legality of issues that comes before it. It cannot issue advisory issues on actions contemplated by others. And the court did not supercede the Constitution. They ruled that the Constitution does not allow for unilateral secession as practiced by the southern states. Nothing was superceded at all. Point Two: On February 26, 1861 the confederate congress passed legislation funding the raising of an army of 100,000 men for a two year enlistment. That was almost two weeks before Lincoln was inaugurated, a month and a half before Sumter, and created an army 7 or 8 times the size of the remaining United States Army. Who was creating the act of war? An act of war, I might point out, that was formalized by the Davis regime on April 17, 1861. The North never declared war. You don't declare war on a rebellious section of your own country.

[4CJ]

That was almost two weeks before Lincoln was inaugurated, a month and a half before Sumter, and created an army 7 or 8 times the size of the remaining United States Army.

You never heard of "Be prepared"?

[TexConfederate1861]

Well Now: Since we had already declared our Independence, they didn't have jurisdiction anyhow...... Face it Guy...we may be back, but we don't have to like it!