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joepole · 03-19-2007, 04:18 PM

>We got our country by LEAVING the geographic location of England to start a new country, not TAKING the geographic location of England.

What exactly happened on THIS continent in the late 1770s, then?

>The States have their status IN the Union, and they have no other legal status.

Exactly, the states of the confederacy felt that the Federal government was not living up to its end of the bargain. Our country was never intended to be a Federal government that ruled over the states, it was intended to be a Federal government that protected the common interests of the states, something many felt wasn't happening. Most Americans at the time (and many today) felt a much stronger affiliation with their home town/state/region than with their country.

03-19-2007, 04:18 PM	#7
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 259	>We got our country by LEAVING the geographic location of England to start a new country, not TAKING the geographic location of England. What exactly happened on THIS continent in the late 1770s, then? >The States have their status IN the Union, and they have no other legal status. Exactly, the states of the confederacy felt that the Federal government was not living up to its end of the bargain. Our country was never intended to be a Federal government that ruled over the states, it was intended to be a Federal government that protected the common interests of the states, something many felt wasn't happening. Most Americans at the time (and many today) felt a much stronger affiliation with their home town/state/region than with their country.