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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: [QB] [QUOTE]I seem to remember that certain Confederate POW camps were somewhat less than luxury establishments; Andersonville Prison (Which MM mentioned earlier) in particular. [/QUOTE]Yes, that is true. There is no question that Andersoville was a terrible place and its commander, who was hanged at the end of the war, bore some responsibility. But the Confederacy had terrible supply problems thoughout the war and their main focus was on maintaining a fighting force and supplying it rather than prisioners of war. The same sort of things happened in the North only there was no shortage of supplies. Also bear in mind that Grant and Lincoln stopped prisioner exchanges forcing the Confederates to keep prisioners they had captured casuing them to further dilute their supplies. [QUOTE]But the US constitution also enshrines the idea that the people are the ones who decide their own destiny; surely if a majority of the population of a state votes for secession (which did NOT happen in any of the Confederate states) the the US govt, by the principles it claims to uphold, would be obliged to go with the decision?[/QUOTE]The reason for entering into a union of the several states was for mutual protection, security, and stability. None of which could be had if, say Texas decides to leave the Union just because it wants to. The creation of the Union was not lightly debated and the delegates from the several states had to understand that they were giving up some autonomy for that collective stability and security. The creation of the American federal system forces the states to do certain things and requires interdependence. If Texas was attacked by Mexico, California could not withold its citizens in defence. If the Union is a permanent institution, as stated in the Articles of Confederation and as reaffirmed by the Constitution, then I don't see it as unreaslistic to require the deliberation of the several states for a state wishing to leave the Union to be allowed to do so. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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