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Botany

(70,552 posts) Thu Dec 10, 2020, 10:58 AM Dec 2020

Traitor States. How come so many were part of the Confederate States of America? [View all]

These states are suing to keep other states from counting black people's votes because they don't like
the outcome of our elections.

BTW one of the reasons that Trump could steal his way into the White House is the electoral college which
was written into the Constitution in order to placate slave owners so they would sign off on it. It is time
to get rid of that damn thing.

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An amicus brief (amicus curiae) or ‘friend of the court’ brief was filed with the high court earlier Wednesday. The states of Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia have all signed on to the brief that backs the Texas suit.

Arizona was the latest state to file an amicus brief on Wednesday bringing the total to 18 states.

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/12/09/18-states-join-texas-general-election-supreme-court-lawsuit-swing-states/

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Traitor States. How come so many were part of the Confederate States of America? [View all] Botany Dec 2020 OP

They hope the cold Civil War II gets warm and toastie. magicarpet Dec 2020 #1

Several of those states were staunchly union and abolitionist. They should be ashamed. hlthe2b Dec 2020 #2

West Virginia exists because it seceded from Virginia . . . hatrack Dec 2020 #8

I'm referring to Kansas (union and home of a staunchly violent abolitionist movement) hlthe2b Dec 2020 #12

Thank you. MuseRider Dec 2020 #19

People think of the Civil War - flapping flags and battle lines and stirring music . . . hatrack Dec 2020 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author MuseRider Dec 2020 #21

I just deleted not because of you MuseRider Dec 2020 #22

Hey, no worries - it was gone before I got back . . . hatrack Dec 2020 #23

West Virginia did not want a war to be fought in them there hills. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #13

Lee's first campaign as confederate commander was into western Virginia Yeehah Dec 2020 #16

Feudal heritage? empedocles Dec 2020 #3

America would have been better off if we had hung and/or imprisoned the leaders of C.S.A. (traitors) Botany Dec 2020 #6

Some wealth and power redistribution would have been nice empedocles Dec 2020 #7

The greatest source of wealth in the C.S.A. was the slaves. Botany Dec 2020 #10

Before the Civil War, the greatest source of wealth in the country empedocles Dec 2020 #11

Good thing Lincoln disagreed with that. cwydro Dec 2020 #15

We know that now, Yeehah Dec 2020 #17

"Giver" and "Taker" states. Guess who are the takers? NCDem47 Dec 2020 #4

And to everyone of these lawyers in the AG offices they should be disbarred......for starters...... turbinetree Dec 2020 #5

They have bene re-fighting the Civil War since the 1900s Tarc Dec 2020 #9

Tennessee is an interesting one on that list Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #14

Kentucky bdamomma Dec 2020 #18

Two conflicting views of reality clashed in the winter of secession, 1860-61, we are about there Baclava Dec 2020 #24