Originally Posted by
Scott Shepherd
You're kidding, right? Have you seen today's history books? There is so much garbage in there it's not funny. Periods of time I lived though, totally rewritten to fit agendas.
The reality is there are 10's of millions of people that believe that the war did not start over slavery, it started over states rights. You are free to believe as you do, and I'm free to believe as I do. I have clearly stated I believe it wasn't started because of it, but it became out it. Reading a history book that tells me different is something I'll pass on. Talking to highly educated people about the subject face to face is something I will believe long before a text book.
Ken, it's 150 years old and has no relevance to today? I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with you on that one. Taking my belief, that it started over states rights, you're smack dab in the middle of a very similar event right now. The supreme court will be hearing a big one here before too long about healthcare. Some states believe it crosses into states rights, and they are heading to the supreme court with it. So it's very relevant to today.