Yes, the Confederate Constitution was BETTER than our Constitution and attempted to rectify some of the weaknesses of the original that had become apparent by 1861.
But regardless of what it was or wasn't, it was the lawful, democratic expression of a free people who desired nothing more than to live under a government of their choosing.
We both agree that our Constitution is the very distilled essence of who we are as a people, under God. This is exactly why all of our service members, new citizens, and government hires are sworn to uphold and defend it.
You say the Confederates were a free people. I say the Confederates were a people determined to permanently enslave more than 3.5 million men, women and children living in their midst.
You say Lincoln "wiped his ass" with the US Constitution. I say what the Confederates did to it was possibly worse. They perverted it.
They wrote into it several modifications designed specifically to permanently codify, expand and protect the enslavement of these 3.5 million people for perpetuity.
Words mean things, and THAT how the Confederates defined themselves, and what they swore to uphold.
Birdwatcher
