# Which of the following best describes the Confederate cause?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 1, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-following-best-describes-the-confederate-cause/825374 "2018-12-01T04:40:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-following-best-describes-the-confederate-cause/825374/204 "2018-12-07T10:56:01Z")

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Here’s Bricker agreeing that the Fugitive Slave Act demonstrates the hypocrisy of Southern leaders’ cries of “states’ rights” (read back a few posts to start with from the link):

> [@What does "State's Rights" really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-states-rights-really-mean/781103/19):
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> Absolutely.

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