Were the 13th and 14th amendments legally ratified?

[HikerGuy83]

On a related note, was lincoln really re-elected in 1864. ? Abe did not let southerners vote even though he insisted the confederacy was in rebellion but still part of USA.

Read the link in post #3.

One state tried to change their vote from ratify to not ratify and congress would not let them. Talk about a bunch of cheating losers. They must be the great grandparents of all the left wingers today. Total cheaters.

The state, Ohio from memory, was not on board with the way this was being forced. Once they figured it out, they tried to change their vote.

Screw the 14th.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Total lie.

Er, why are you bringing this up? The CSA states were re-admitted back as full states at that point.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Are you trying to argue slavery and Jim Crow are legal?

 

[Robert W]

He was right not to do so. They were in rebellion.

Normally you speak against republicans, not this time.

 

[whitehall]

Interesting question. On one hand the Union dominated Congress refused to admit former Confederate states but reconstructed Georgia managed to cast the deciding vote.