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To: wideawake
The Confederates believed that the Union was violating the Constitution.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1862 that the "so-called Confederate states" to use the court's phrase), were violating the Constitution.

Walt

186 posted on 12/27/2002 12:10:13 PM PST by WhiskeyPapa
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To: WhiskeyPapa
The Supreme Court rules a lot of interesting things. Like Dred Scott, for instance.
188 posted on 12/27/2002 12:11:49 PM PST by wideawake
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To: WhiskeyPapa
The Supreme Court ruled in 1862 that the "so-called Confederate states" to use the court's phrase), were violating the Constitution.
They must have read it in the Illinois St. Journal
225 posted on 12/27/2002 1:12:32 PM PST by talleyman
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