[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by CarolSells

Yes, but my point was that the “argument, if you will,” came down to whether or not the states felt that the Feds had the right to tell them what to do about or handle “that issue”. I think that we’re actually in agreement.
Wash your hands!

Of which makes the best point on why a central/federal government is needed.

To this day, there are certain states that have large populations that wouldn't have a problem of going back to slavery...or at the very least 'Jim Crow' laws.

And thanks for the (I assume, well-intentioned) advice, but my hands, like my conscience...are very clean.