Lincoln's list of Constitutional violations is extensive and unprecedented
in American history. It's not all that surprising in that he never attended
law school, much less graduated from one. He read the law and almost
exclusively dealt with Illinois practice and procedure. His knowledge of the
Constitution was sorely lacking, but he apparently didn't care. I guess if you
swear to uphold a document of which you are ignorant you can be excused for your
failures.
With regard to Jefferson, as Christ said to the Pharisees, "you without sin
cast the first stone."
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this forum. I don't see anything below here.
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