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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 549910" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p><strong>Re: what would you do</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.infopls.com/images/home/conflag4.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: Sienna"><strong> Your line of thinking plays right into the hands of those that believe that individuals are not capable of making decisions for themselves, that the Federal Government knows what is best for everyone. The Constitution of the United States of America plainly state that right not specifically granted to the Federal Government and not specifically denied to the States will be given to the States. No where in the Constitution does it say, "State rights may prevail for speed limits but when peoples lives are being threatened, as in the case of slavery, the nation steps in and stops it.". I'm not sure where you are getting your information or ideas, but I'm thinking you are the one that is misinformed.</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>Pray tell if the Irish were not white, what were they? Can you supply a link to the assertions about the government (what government?) to get the church in Ireland to support slavery? Hopefully those links will also mention the other "facts" that you speak of.</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>Please, don't take my or Danny or Dilli's word for this, do some research of your own. </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>Backing the issue of States Rights as stated in the Constitution is what the Confederate States were fighting for, the right to regulate themselves unless that regulation was granted to the Federal Gov in the Constitution. Slavery as an issue alone was NOT a huge issue in that time.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>The tarnishing of the Confederate Flag came later when other groups began using the flag as their symbol of freedom to hold onto perverted ideas and actions. The tie in with the flag and slavery was fostered by the groups of true racists, not from the States themselves.</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: Sienna"><strong> If Lincoln didn't give a damn about freeing the slaves, why did he declare war on the southern secessionist states?</strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 549910, member: 13254"] [B]Re: what would you do[/B] [IMG]http://i.infopls.com/images/home/conflag4.gif[/IMG] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=Sienna][B] Your line of thinking plays right into the hands of those that believe that individuals are not capable of making decisions for themselves, that the Federal Government knows what is best for everyone. The Constitution of the United States of America plainly state that right not specifically granted to the Federal Government and not specifically denied to the States will be given to the States. No where in the Constitution does it say, "State rights may prevail for speed limits but when peoples lives are being threatened, as in the case of slavery, the nation steps in and stops it.". I'm not sure where you are getting your information or ideas, but I'm thinking you are the one that is misinformed.[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=Sienna][B]Pray tell if the Irish were not white, what were they? Can you supply a link to the assertions about the government (what government?) to get the church in Ireland to support slavery? Hopefully those links will also mention the other "facts" that you speak of.[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=Sienna][B]Please, don't take my or Danny or Dilli's word for this, do some research of your own. [/B] [B]Backing the issue of States Rights as stated in the Constitution is what the Confederate States were fighting for, the right to regulate themselves unless that regulation was granted to the Federal Gov in the Constitution. Slavery as an issue alone was NOT a huge issue in that time.[/B] [B]The tarnishing of the Confederate Flag came later when other groups began using the flag as their symbol of freedom to hold onto perverted ideas and actions. The tie in with the flag and slavery was fostered by the groups of true racists, not from the States themselves.[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=Sienna][B] If Lincoln didn't give a damn about freeing the slaves, why did he declare war on the southern secessionist states?[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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