Henryseale and Hawkeye,
Both of your arguments are valid and eloquent.
I do not believe the Constitution restricts the sovereign powers of the states to succeed. I said Lincoln did.
I also never tied Lincoln's actions to any belief on his part about, or because of, slavery. I stated my own belief that owning another human was and remains an abhorrent practice, worthy of fighting a war over.
There are many nations today that retain the practice of human chattel. Should we declare war on all these nations?
