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I don't agree with the "other guys are doing it" argument. Davis and the CSA government had its faults, no doubt, but that is no excuse for Lincoln to disregard habeas corpus and the US Constitution. The questions are about Lincoln and his government, not Davis and the CSA.

I don't understand your reasoning at all. 'Davis and his government had its faults...'? Lincoln's alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution are nothing compared with those of Davis. Davis deliberately did away with one of the three branches of government his constitution called for. Lincoln never contemplated anything remotely resembling that. If any of Lincoln's actions were constitutionally questionable then I have no problems discussing them. But my God, ignoring the actions of Davis when they were so much worse than Lincoln's is the height of hypocrisy.

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, ignoring the actions of Davis when they were so much worse than Lincoln's is the height of hypocrisy.

Save the Davis conversation for another thread called "Debate continues over 'the Real Davis'"