| whatever said: That rule change was slavery, so I don't see how you can say slavery had nothing to do with it.
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The rule change was Lincoln wanted to make Slavery a federal issue (like Obama wants to do with health care today).
The same way I feel about heath care today. I would love everyone in this country to have it... I think it's 100% wrong for the federal government to provide it.
The states with slavery were safe, they just hated yet another state's right being removed. In fact the war started before Lincoln ever took office. You also have to take what we think about the reasons for the war with a grain of salt. Ever notice throughout history, the good guys always win the wars? That's because the winners get to write the history. Slavery was a great thing to pin this war on, so the PR machines of the day did. Most people, north and south, wanted slavery abolished. It was a good way to say the government is coming in to help. kind of like when your Government takes 850 billion out of your pocket to help out the people who pay them, and then say it's good for the people ;)
