Obama said “Any government that brutalizes and massacres its people does not deserve to govern.” This perfectly describes Lincoln’s government, which is still the same U.S. government today. Lincoln authorized Sherman to brutalize and massacre people that Lincoln regarded as being people of his government or the Union. Under Lincoln, that government made war and brutalized its own people. Since today’s government is the same as the Lincoln government, Obama has said that the U.S. government is not fit to govern. Or is there some statute of limitations on the brutalities and massacres that a government imposes? Are we to suppose that today’s federal government is legitimate simply because time has passed? Just let a state try seceding and see what happens to it today. See what kind of sanctions and pressures the federal government will bring to bear, up to and including the use of the military.

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