[FloridaBoy]

great post...thank you. states rights.I feel that if the Southern States would have known that getting out of "The Union" was not near as easy as gett'in in then they never would have joined in the first place.

[laotzu]

"if known..getting out..was not as easy as gett'n in they never would have joined in the first place"

This was a voiced, & considered concern by all states. The sovereignty of each state was clearly established and guaranteed from day one. That sovereignty remained solemn, until it became inconvenient.

Apparantly, disregarding established constructs, breaking promises, or establishing the slave trade for an entire nation does not exclude one from the pulpit of moral superiority. Victory does have its perks.