[ConstitutionalConservative]

"So, in areas where Lincoln could have freed slaves, he didnt. In areas where he had no control, he ordered slaves to be
freed.

If President Lincoln had the power to free the slaves up North all on his own then why bother with the 13th Amendment?"


As I stated in an earlier post, he didnt have the constitutional power to free them. He had the physical power to do it. He had already shown that the constitution wasnt going to stop him. My point was that if he really was very concerned about slaves then he could have freed them. It would have been unconstitutional and therefore wrong.

[Non-Sequitur]

He had already shown that the constitution wasnt going to stop him.

I would dispute that fact completely.

My point was that if he really was very concerned about slaves then he could have freed them.

He was concerned and he did use his influence to get the 13th Amendment out of Congress and to the states for ratification.