What are you suggesting? That he violated the Constitution by suspending the writ of habeas corpus, or instituting a draft? Or perhaps that one violation of the Constitution somehow justifies another?
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The 'Jefferson Davis the Racist' is a given...
There are many such 'givens' - more than just a few of which are applicable to Northerners of note. Not that I will mention any specifics, since it is apparently your argument (rather than mine ;>) that is based on 'morality' rather than the specific written words of the United States Constitution. But tell us: did you support all of President Clinton's actions? Hmm? I'm sure there is a 'moral' code of some sort that he used to justify them. Was he right to base his actions upon his own sense of 'morality' - or should he have simply complied with the written laws of the United States?
Bon appetit!
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Davis did institute a draft, over a year before Lincoln did as a matter of fact. But his contempt for his own constitution can be traced to even earlier than that when he ignored the requirement for a Supreme Court. A judiciary would just have gotten in his way when his government DID get around to suspending habeas corpus and institutiong conscription.
But tell us: did you support all of President Clinton's actions?
Whenever someone has the temerity to criticize Saint Jefferson of Davis you southron types always trot out Clinton. And other than the fact that both were hack southern politicians I don't get the connection.