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Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ... by flagsrule on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:52AM (#34118572)
The civil war was not fought over slavery. The union chose to free the slaves because it hurt the south economically more than it hurt the north economically.
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Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ... by ffggffggj on Saturday December 24, 2022 @12:00PM (#34118655)
Sorry, this is simply not true. The declarations of secession explicitly spell this out. You are welcome to read them yourself, here is one for example https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp

Mississippi’s is even more explicit https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp - “Our position is thoroughly identified with slavery — the greatest material interest of the world”

The civil war was fought because slave states wanted to force slavery on other parts of our country, outside their own borders.

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