During the Civil War Lincoln declared Martial Law in the border states and suspended Habeas Corpus; declaring that it was necessary in order to keep those state's from seceding, opinions?
I haven't sufficiently studied this, but sense is Constitutional Rights should be protected if remotely possible. Only in most desperate circumstance, for briefest of time, should such desperate measures be considered/employed. Core answer, no.
Yes, I support autocracy in times of desperate need (civil war, Great Depression, WWII, Great Recession). He was trying everything to keep everything as it was.
Lincoln is the worst president in American history. He is singlehandedly to blame for the imperial presidency and he happily shredded the constitution.
"If I could save this nation without freeing a single negro, I would"
Not sure. The actions were taken during states seceding. He was intent on not letting that happen. He did some crazy stuff back then. Even though he personally didn't care about freeing slaves, He did so because he thought it would help win the war.
Comments: Add Comment