[WhiskeyPapa]

Please, kind master, grace the uninformed among us where the Supreme Court ruled BEFORE the war that the states WERE chained to the union, that secession was unconstitutional.

The court does not issue advisory opinions. The first time the issue was presented in 1862, the Court referred to the secesionists as "traitors".

Walt

[4CJ]

The first time the issue was presented in 1862, the Court referred to the secesionists as "traitors".

In dicta - it was Grier's personal opinion, not the result of any trial. Even then Greir acknowledged that the Confederacy had thrown off their allegiance to the US. Given that US law covering treason ONLY applied to those owing allegiance to the US - meaning it was impossible for the Confederates to be traitors to the US, Grier's statement is exposed as a unprofessional slur it was.

Regarding secession, the court refused to address the issue.

[4CJ]

The court does not issue advisory opinions. The first time the issue was presented in 1862, the Court referred to the secesionists as "traitors".

Back a few posts you wrote the following, "The Supreme Court said otherwise well before the war."

Again, please grace the uninformed among us where the Supreme Court ruled BEFORE the war that the states WERE chained to the union, that secession was unconstitutional.