Before the secession of the Southern States the United States consisted of 34 states that were the masters of and the National government was their servant.
Like the early Federalists, Lincoln wanted a much stronger central government than the one established in the Constitution. He knew that to in order to achieve his objective he would need to strip the states of their sovereignty. a
In order to save the Union, he had to violate the Constitution and invaded the Confederate States. Lincoln ma
The Democratic Republic of North Korea, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People's Republic of China and the United States of America all claim to be Republics, but in reality each is an oligarchy of international bankers.




