Trisha, it wasn't France, but England whoch was supposed to help the
south.   In return, England was supposed to get unlimited exports of
agricultural goods.  They came close to recognizing the south as a
separate nation.  If they had, and if Grant had been killed by the shot
that killed a horse under him, we certainly wouldn't be singing "The
Stat Spangled Banner" as our National Anthem in Virginia, North
Carolina, or Georgia.  :)

On the states rights issue< such laws as the A.D.A., the Civil Rights
Act, the IDEA, and the Rehab act, may be classified as unconstitutional,
because they void the sovereignty of the states by congress.   In
effect, the advocates for states rights now make the states into little
nations with little accountability to Washington as to the handling of
federal funds or otherissues.


-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trisha Cummings
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: civil war, was re. earthquake

Hi Mike!

   Thanks - this morning I was trying really hard to remember the major
issues - and to tie this alltogether - weren't the french suppose to
help
the south and then didn't? I am not up on the states right issues -
would be
happy to be enlightened. In a place where feds rule!! LOL   you get
"fed"
propoganda.

                                           Trisha


> Hi Trish,
> The real reason for the civil war was not economics or slavery, the
real
> reason for the war was the issue of states rights and the federal
> government.  We will have another civil war before too long, if Bush
has
> his way. He's already made me hopping mad by securing Sutton's
> advancement to the appeals court.  I think Bush would've made an
> excellent southern Democrat of the civil war era.  The political
> landscape has flipfloped from the civil war era.   That may be the
> reason behind the anti civil war feelings.  People don't like to be
> reminded of the fact that the state's rights issue has been fought
over
> already.  =20
> OKAY, I=92m GOING TO PUT ON MY ASBESTOS UNDERWEAR SO KEN CAN BLOWTORCH
> ME!!!!!!!!!! .,lol :)