Here's the problem. Those that believe that Lincoln was an unconstutional tyrant. They tend to believe that the immoral practice of slavery was a constutuonally protected right. Nobody can argue that point.
Although I don't condone or endorse slavery. At the time, it wasn't illegal and was a common practice in this country. And just for the record, Lincoln wanted it to be a constitutionally protected right. In his first Inaugural Speech, on March 4, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln approved a Constitutional Amendment that would guarantee permanent slavery in the United States.
But, those same people tend to believe that slavery would've "naturally" ended on its own over time. Because after all England outlawed slavery without a civil war. These same people look at the "black codes" before the 14th & 15th amendments were justified under the banner of "states rights". Kind of like the Jim Crow laws we no longer have. These are the same people who believe that since none of these laws exist anymore & that we elected a black president twice, that racism doesn't exist anymore. So that if you are debating Lincoln's unconstitutional practices, fine. Just understand what immoral practice you are defending. Because one of the most fascinating things about Lincoln is that he overlooked his personal beliefs on black people to do what was right. As opposed to the "states rights" crowd that uses the law to further their agenda. Without Lincoln ( and many others like him), I'm not having this conversation with any of you.
So again, hide behind Lincoln's unconstitutional practices if you want to...[/quote]
Who's hiding behind anything ? Lincoln did more harm than good under the guise of freeing the slaves. He didn't give a shit if the slaves were free or not. I know it's a feel good story for some people, but it's simply false that he cared about black people or slavery. Money and power is what it was all about.
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