[central_va]

You do realize, do you not, that the ante-bellum South and the Confederacy were pro-free trade and that the Federalist/Whig North was protectionist? One of the reasons the South seceded was their objection to a protectionist tariff.

Yes I realize that, what is your point?

The first civil war was about states rights, not slavery or tariffs. I happen to think the South would have benefited form protectionism, but that doesn't mean I don't believe in states rights. If my fellow state citizens vote to secede then I secede too. Once the die is cast the reasons for a state to secede seem to take a back seat to ongoing events.

[Zionist Conspirator]

The first civil war was about states rights, not slavery or tariffs. I happen to think the South would have benefited form protectionism

In that case I have no quarrel with you on this issue.

Many neo-Confederates hypocritically adopt very non-Southern, non-Confederate positions (such as Federalist protectionism or Midwestern Germanophilic non-interventionism) just to stay "politically correct" with "palaeo-conservatives." I admire people like you who are consistent, however much I may disagree with some of your other positions.

PS: Even Federalists ultimately believe in the right to secede. Every hear of the Essex Junto or Hartford Convention?