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Actually, it was slavery that he found illegal when he signed the 13th Amendment causing the Southern states to secede. NT
10/19/17 05:30 PM







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* California, the sanctuary state, will reap the whirlwind
Bobbo2
10/19/17 02:14 PM
xx * Is it right of a Governor to “thumbs his state's nose at federal authority” (ies)? If we all start breaking federal laws, are we then a country?
AskMedia
10/19/17 03:07 PM
xx * what happened during the Underground Railroad because sanctuary cities seems more aligned with protecting the freedom of the people NT
petite6
10/19/17 07:28 PM
xx * Isn't this (supposedly) what the Civil War was about? States' rights. NT
amandajaye
10/19/17 03:10 PM
xx * Yes, Abraham Lincoln viewed succession as an illegal act. States’ Rights refers to the struggle between the federal government and individual states
AskMedia
10/19/17 05:08 PM
xx * Actually, it was slavery that he found illegal when he signed the 13th Amendment causing the Southern states to secede. NT
amandajaye
10/19/17 05:30 PM
xx * My mistake, it was the Emancipation Proclamation. Amendment 13 came after the war. NT
amandajaye
10/19/17 05:43 PM
xx * Slavery was a major problem facing the Union. Abraham Lincoln’s goal was to keep states from succeeding from the Union. Succession was unlawful
AskMedia
10/19/17 07:19 PM
xx * Listed below are some of the comments that Lincoln made against secession
AskMedia
10/19/17 07:27 PM

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