Personally, I think killing Lincoln was one of the dumber things a  
southerner did. Reconstruction would have gone a lot easier if he had  
stayed alive. However one feels about the man, though, for one person  
[or a small group of people] to take it on themselves to be judge,  
jury and executioner is hardly admirable. It's anarchy and, quite  
frankly, murder. Where was his trial? His jury, his legally  
constituted judge? The charges against him and his right to defend  
himself? That's nothing to be proud of, IMO.

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Feb 23, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Clara Callahan wrote:

> In the end, the totality of his actions earned him the death penalty.
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:  As we know, Lincoln had no power to  
> suspend the right of habeas corpus under
> any circumstance. It was clearly an impeachable offense.
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