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Bill O'Rights · 11-14-2007, 01:46 PM

Will, the Emancipation Proclomation was a sham. It was never a law, voted upon by Congress. It was merely a presidential order empowered, as Lincoln wrote, by his position as "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. If Bush pulled a stunt like that, you'd be in hysterics. It only freed slaves in "states" that no longer recognized the authority of the U.S. government over them. The proclamation did not free any slaves in the border states (Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia). Lincoln used it as a tool to effectively prevent recognition of the CSA by Europe.

The 13th Amendment was ratified on December 18th, 1865. 8 months after Lee surrendered at Appomatox Courthouse. It was only ratified because Lincoln's Emancipation Proclomation commited the U.S. to ending slavery. Prior to that, most northerners couldn't have given a damn. Most northerners fought to preserve the Union, not end slavery. The Irish, a major componant in the Union Army, openly detested freed slaves as they were in competition for the low paying factory jobs that the Irish could get.

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Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Will, the Emancipation Proclomation was a sham. It was never a law, voted upon by Congress. It was merely a presidential order empowered, as Lincoln wrote, by his position as "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. If Bush pulled a stunt like that, you'd be in hysterics. It only freed slaves in "states" that no longer recognized the authority of the U.S. government over them. The proclamation did not free any slaves in the border states (Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia). Lincoln used it as a tool to effectively prevent recognition of the CSA by Europe. The 13th Amendment was ratified on December 18th, 1865. 8 months after Lee surrendered at Appomatox Courthouse. It was only ratified because Lincoln's Emancipation Proclomation commited the U.S. to ending slavery. Prior to that, most northerners couldn't have given a damn. Most northerners fought to preserve the Union, not end slavery. The Irish, a major componant in the Union Army, openly detested freed slaves as they were in competition for the low paying factory jobs that the Irish could get. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.