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It’s funny, but all you “no right to secede” folks always overlook one thing: If Lincoln were so sure secession was illegal, why didn’t he just seek a ruling from the Supreme Court to put the stamp of law to it? He didn’t, because he was probably terrified to find out what that ruling would be (especially with Taney on the court).

LOL. See Texas v. White

It’s funny, but all you “right to secede” folks always overlook one thing: If the south was so sure secession was legal, why didn’t they just seek a ruling from the Supreme Court to put the stamp of law to it?

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“It’s funny, but all you ‘right to secede’ folks always overlook one thing: If the south was so sure secession was legal, why didn’t they just seek a ruling from the Supreme Court to put the stamp of law to it?”

They didn’t have to. They had already seceded, and thus were not under the jurisdiction of SCOTUS, and therefore any SCOTUS ruling would be inapplicable to the Confederate States of America. Besides, they believed that while they were still part of the Union, the 10th Amendment allowed for secession; and afterwards (i.e., after secession), it didn’t matter.

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“LOL. See Texas v. White.”

Oh, I am very aware of Texas v. White, and that was a ruling that came several years AFTER the War (it was handed down in 1869). Thus, it is wholly inapplicable to the events of 1860-1865, except as an after-the-fact opinion.