No one in his right mind would advocate civil war. I love the Union of these United States. I do not have the same opinion of our current chief executive's predilection to disregard the very
Constitution he took an oath to uphold (The fiasco of our country's involvement in the Libya situation is just one of the more recent examples). The American Civil War -which claimed more American lives than either World War, Vietnam, Desert Storm or the recent actions in Iraq and Afghanistan- was a tragedy for all concerned. Did the South secede lawfully? Per the U.S. Constitution: NO. Was the North's military response appropriate? NO. The underlying issue of the American Civil War was STATES' RIGHTS; it was NOT solely about slavery (which would have eventually died a natural death in the South regardless of the war). The Tea Party movement is often maligned by the liberal media here and abroad, sometimes deservedly so, sometimes not, but the issue they raise at it's core is about the States' rights to autonomy. For example, the Federal Government's own immigration laws are far more strict than those of the State of Arizona; but when Arizona deigned to actually
enforce the laws
they already had on the books, the current administration intervenes! I could go on and on, but the evidence speaks for itself for anyone willing to consider it. I am very troubled by the direction I see this country being lead by the current administration. I hope, believe,
pray that true "Hope and Change" is forthcoming for the USA. As things things stand now, I see neither being offered.
My two shekel's worth.