Was the Emancipation Proclamation Unconstitutional?

[DrDeth]

@Johnny_Bravo

1. A nation may, in the course of prosecuting a war, deprive its enemies of property without compensating them for it.

Therefore, depriving the southern states of its slaves was (legally) no different than raiding a supply depot and making off with bundles of rations and ammunition.

Right. Legal. And maybe won the war.