>I must unite the American people under one flag. t.Abraham

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>>1975368
>legally declare independence, as allowed in the articles of confederation
>feds refuse to leave territory
>attempt to retake fort sumter
>union declares war on you for doing something perfectly legal

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>>1975384
>using the articles of confederation as justification

>>1975384
it's almost like the southern states agreed to the 1789 constitution and had been ruled under the American Constitution-the oldest active constitution in the world btw- for over 70 years before revolting. It's almost like that constitution made their cecession unlawful and therefore the north did literally nothing wrong.

>>1975433
>the oldest active constitution in the world btw
*tips magna carta*

>>1975446
>magna carta
>active

u wot m8

>>1975433
>the oldest active constitution in the world btw

Now or then? Only one is relevant.

>>1975452
are you people incapable of understanding English?

No other country uses a document written before 1780 as their constitution, only the United States. Every other country in the world has either changed their constitution since then or their constitution was written after.

>>1975461
He means that at the time of the Civil War US constitution wasn't the oldest active constitution.

>>1975466
We'll that's irrelevant as fuck. I only brought up that fun fact- which is 100% true btw- because it emphasizes that a long time had passed between 1789 and the 1860s and the south had been abiding by the second constitution for decades before ceceeding, meaning that using the Articles as an excuse is stupid.