Walter,

I like your thoughts on secession. It will be interesting to see what comes 
of, I think it is New Hampshire's threat to secede. Depending on how the 
election goes and when the war in Iraq is ended, they may not want to secede 
after all.

As you suggest, the sabre-rattling and offensive actions were taken by the 
south, not by the USA. And, I really don't know how the south expected to 
support itself as an independent nation considering its indebtedness to 
England which was the basis of their objecting to the tariffs that promoted 
manufacturing in the north. It's like selling on e-bay and spending more 
there than you are earning.

Anne

Anne Pemberton
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