Hi Mike!!! Thanks - just remembered it was some European country. Trisha > 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 > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 :)