Originally posted by Shek
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3) The "by force" vs. "by consent" devolves to a philosophical discussion of whether a minority can ignore the decision of the majority when no rights violations are involved. While one can posit hypotheticals about Lincoln was going to do with regards to the question of slavery (although this requires ignoring the GOP plank, his consistent record of statements, and annoints him as a "king" since any actions WRT slavery required Congressional action), it was exact that - a "hypothetical" and therefore void of a "rights violation" that would justify minority disregard of the agreed to principle of majority rule.
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