reply to post by daddyroo45
While some good did indeed come from Lincolns term, it is my
opinion that he was possibly the greatest abuser of Presidential Powers that has
ever held the office.
Let me explain...
States rights are essential to our freedoms. The Founding Fathers knew this and it is clear in the Constitution.
The States have to have the freedom, even to secede from the Union, if the people so choose to do so. When that freedom was taken from us, through the
Civil War, we lost.. BIG TIME...
While many are deluded into thinking the Civil War was over Slavery, the roots of the war are far deeper and more insidious.. It truly was all about
freedom...
Lincoln felt that the preservation of the Union was more important that the right of the people to decide their own destinies.. He took that away
forever..
Just my opinion of course...
Semper