LOL!! That's funny, I'll give you that one. But still look at the record on the 31 arrested state legislators in Maryland. The meeting to discuss secession was already upon them and the fact that troops were used even before something was done brings into question what lincoln was thinking. Arresting someone before they did anything? Granted, it happens in this day and age, but 140 years ago, it was unprecedented
About a half dozen secessionist legislators were arrested.
Walt