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On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 20:08:43 -0700, "Califbill"
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On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:43:26 -0700, "Califbill"
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gee. buchanan wasn't president in 1864. how'd that work out?

Huh?

buchanan was pres before lincoln. he had an opportunity to prevent the
civil war. lincoln cleaned up his mess


Did Buchanan cause the war? How would of Buchanan prevented the war?

He sure didn't help...

"During his presidency Buchanan supported the attempt to establish Kansas as
a slave state. He also failed to take decisive action when South Carolina
left the Union. Buchanan argued that the Constitution granted the federal
government no power to "coerce a State into submission." He also recommended
that the Constitution should be amended to guarantee slavery where it
already existed."