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Old 01-11-2017, 18:51   #148
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Re: US: Violent clashes Charlottesville

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
That's the bit I don't agree with him on as any compromise would have probably led to a continuation of slavery to some degree, I seem to remember Lincoln's plan was to erode it over time rather than out right ban which would have been a compromise to obviously.

Can we stop all this rebellion and he's a traitor nonsense as well, Virginia had the right to succession in much the same way Scotland had the right to leave the UK if they wanted



http://www.columbiatribune.com/02023...3bfab9c2e.html
You have quoted an opinion piece, not a legal ruling - the author is a strong believer in States rights to secedeand is an advocate for the Free States Project, so he may not be the most objective source, as he is a Libertarian Economist who hates “Big Government".

He also said the Civil War wasn’t about slavery...

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/col...iams120298.asp
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