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Re: What the Confederate flag stands for. (was Re: Just wh...)
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Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:03:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
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> Slavery was central but it was the secondary issue. The primary issue was the
> states right to secede, that is why the war was fought. Of course in this case
> the states tried to exersice their right to secede because the Federal
> Government outlawed slavery.
Interesting. I'm not sure I can reconcile that claim with Stephen's
statements (which assert outright that the institution of slavery is of
paramount importance), but at least I understand your view better now.
Thanks for the clarification.
> The Constitution grants states the right to secede if the Federal Government
> oversteps its authority. In this case the Federal Government was right to do
> so but in so doing they eliminated a power check against the Government.
I think I missed a part of this thread. Which overstepping of authority
are we talking about, exactly?
> Many people that did not believe in slavery fought on the Confederate side
> because they believed that preserving the power check was more important. I
> don't know about that, but they lost anyway so it doesn't really matter.
That's another interesting point, and it gets to a larger problem; if the
Confederacy went to war over two main philosophical points, does it,
ultimately, matter which point an individual person supported, or is it
sufficient to say "he fought for the Confederacy, which fought for states'
rights and for slavery"?
Dave!
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