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With the Dallas DA's election only a couple of months away in August of last year, incumbent DA Craig Watkins announced a capital murder indictment in a decades old murdered police officer case. He issued a press release, held a rare public press event where he actually appeared in front of the camera, and reprinted the Dallas Morning News story on his official campaign site. The indictment was based on "new evidence" although he wouldn't say what it was.
Fast forward to last Friday when the election is over and won. (Story). The dismissal request is based on "new evidence" although he wouldn't say what it was.
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Did anyone see the Jefferson Davis documentary on PBS this weekend? Very appropriate from the comments last week about the Confederate flag. I would like to hear some comments on what the documentary said. Jefferson Davis was fighting to uphold the Constitution of the United States and Lincoln pulled the race card. The south only wanted to limit the federal governments power as the constitution spells out. Lincoln made it about slaves because he knew that he would lose the argument if he didn't.
All about upholding the constitution of the U.S., and not about slaves, huh? Keep telling yourself that.
Here's the quote from the Texas' "Declaration of Causes of Secession," signed in February of 1861:
"We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment; that they were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable.
"That in this free government *all white men are and of right ought to be entitled to equal civil and political rights* [emphasis in the original]; that the servitude of the African race, as existing in these States, is mutually beneficial to both bond and free, and is abundantly authorized and justified by the experience of mankind, and the revealed will of the Almighty Creator, as recognized by all Christian nations; while the destruction of the existing relations between the two races, as advocated by our sectional enemies, would bring inevitable calamities upon both and desolation upon the fifteen slave-holding states."
How 'bout them apples?
Good job, 12:56PM.
Pretty good article on this topic in TIME:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2063679,00.html
OK Anonyomou*ASS* at 12:56,
We used to believe the world was flat, but learned different. It is always the same, you yell rascist and completely miss the point. At the time, The US Constitution allowed for slavery. The President had no authority to circumvent the Constitution and free the slaves without congressional debate and voting. That is the point. The federal government has been allowed to set their own powers and have determined that they can do anything they want. The Constitution limits those powers. That is the strength of this country. Is that simplier for you? Do you understand the argument? Or do you just want to yell rascist again? That is your only argument? I am not advocating slavery. I am for limiting the power of the federal government. Now, insult me again and completely disregard the discussion.
LEL
Also found in "A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union."
The States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, by solemn legislative enactments, have deliberately, directly or indirectly violated the 3rd clause of the 2nd section of the 4th article [the fugitive slave clause] of the federal constitution, and laws passed in pursuance thereof; thereby annulling a material provision of the compact, designed by its framers to perpetuate the amity between the members of the confederacy and to secure the rights of the slave-holding States in their domestic institutions-- a provision founded in justice and wisdom, and without the enforcement of which the compact fails to accomplish the object of its creation. Some of those States have imposed high fines and degrading penalties upon any of their citizens or officers who may carry out in good faith that provision of the compact, or the federal laws enacted in accordance therewith.
Clearly states that the cause is the Northern states refusing to honor the US Constitution.
I understand that the topic of slavery is barbaric and I do not condone it for anyone, but the law of the time allowed for it and no state had a right to circumvent the law. If I want to smoke pot, can I just do it because I think the laws against it are wrong?
LEL @ 2:16,
The only person yelling 'racist' are the voices in your own head. You'll not find it in my post @12:56.
My point is that it is ludicrous for otherwise smart people to claim that the "War of Northern Aggression" had nothing to do with slavery.
I am not saying it had nothing to do with slavery. I am saying that slavery was not the main reason for the secession. The Federal government was imposing its will on states where it had no jurisdiction. It just so happens that slavery was the subject of that imposition. You seem to forget that the North also allowed slavery at the time. They just chose to cower to the federal government and not stand up to their ever increasing power grab. Lincoln said that he would free the slaves or keep them, whichever it took to keep the Union together. He was willing to keep slavery if it would keep the union together. Slavery was an excuse by the north to take over. The sentiment of the north is that they can justify their illegal power grab if they convince people that it was to free the slaves. They did not want to take Jefferson Davis to court for treason because they knew they would lose the case if they did.
LEL
Wow, what a bitchslap. Seems like the "heritage not hate" moron would have shut up after that one.
Read South carolina's articles of secession as well. There's something like twenty references to slavery.
You all are idiots!
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