I've read some on this subject and don't know what to believe. I would like to know why you guys discount the notion his overarching intentions were good and he just wanted to preserve the union even at such a high cost.
A very long list, but I'll start with a few.
1. The southern states had a right to secede from the Union. He refused to evacuate Ft. Sumter.
2. He was a lawyer
3. He graphically disrupted the Judicial Branch and violated the Constitution with a variety of executive orders
4. The Emancipation Proclamation? Right, this is the wanker that wanted to send the slaves back to Africa. His Indian name was "Talks from both sides of mouth".
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