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Well, as I said elsewhere - I am still reading and learning.
In saying that, logic tells me (and it is logic based on what I read) that Lincoln was not about to honor the Tany courts opinion in the Dread Scott case. (I almost said 'ruling', as that is what we have today ..for sure with our 9 black robed Kings)
The reason I say that Lincoln would not honor that opinion is that, to my understanding - the Supreme Court did not hold the clout it does today. If an administration or congress was in agreement with the court, that was great - but that was not always the case back then. So it makes sense to me that the South had already seen the handwriting on the wall, so to speak.
As far as losing sight of the marvel of the document, I think both the North and South did so then - as most do today ...or, they have NO IDEA what is in there. So far in my reading it seems that the rich industrialized North, with politicians and greedy lawyers in step, was more than willing to sidestep the Constitution at whim. As for the South's lack of respect for the document, I would venture they were pushed to an extreme position by many things ..but especially tax and tariff policies that favored the North exceedingly.
After all, it is not much different today. The elitists we have in DC and Wall Street know they are more intelligent than the masses and have enough power to direct everyone's future. They will make sure we stay in line ...their line of course. It does not apply to them, though
The Constitution is not perfect, for sure. That is why there was a method to change it, even sometimes for the worst of reasons - like the 17th amendment passed in 1913.
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