[DoodleDawg]

The claim was that Lincoln imposed freedom for slaves in the South but would not do so in the North where he actually had the power to do it.

Go back and read post 224.

My point of course is that Lincoln didn't have the legal power to do it in the North or the South

Your point is ridiculous and wrong. But where is the surprise in that?

[DiogenesLamp]

What is ridiculous about a constitutional requirement? I didn’t write it. I didn’t ratify it. I’m just pointing out what all parties agreed to.