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Yes, but secession and states rights are related, but slightly different issues. States rights is a constitutional right. There is no inherent right to secession. The secessionists used the only card they had, which was states rights.
Ultimately, slavery was the stain that tainted the Republic. It was going to have to be decided by blood and treasure. And it was. But I think we have to be careful blending the atrocity of slavery and constitutional rights that stand to this day.
