June: Happy Saturday, Ralph! Here's your "to-do" list!
Ralph: I guess I can handle this! You wrote them all on a sticky note!
June: And here's your "don't-do" list!
1 of the biggest misconceptions of the emancipation proclamation. it freed no slaves. only freed slaves in the Confederate States of America which was an independent nation. it did not free any slaves in the United States of America & there were a few states where slavery was legal like New Jersey, which had several slaves. it also did not free any slaves that were in areas conquered by the US at the time of the Proclamation. this was why the proclamation was controversial at the time & seen as just a political propaganda thing. the abolishment of slavery did not happen until the adoption of the 13th amendment which went into effect in december 1865.
lookwhatbobfound: Mostly true. However, CSA could hardly be considered an independent nation when no country in the whole world recognized it as such. It had as much legitimacy as if I declared myself a nation. Even the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (two hectares in Rome) has infinitely more legitimacy than that.
sorry, hippo, france did. besides, what does the acceptance of other nations have to do with it? it was the same setup as in 1776 when the colonies decalred themselves an independent nation.
corzak: Correct. France and Britain both recognized the CSA as an entity at war with the US, but hardly as an independent nation. Sorta like the US and the Syrian revolutionary forces (although this could change at any moment).
el8 about 11 years ago
Only Ralph’s inhibitions exceed his prohibitions.
alondra about 11 years ago
I know what the don’t do list has on it. Don’t eat chips. Don’t eat ice cream. Don’t eat cookies. Don’t eat cupcakes. And on it goes.
rnmontgomery about 11 years ago
I wonder, in te history of the world, has any hubby ever given his wife a to do list?And lived to tell about it?
lookwhatbobfound about 11 years ago
1 of the biggest misconceptions of the emancipation proclamation. it freed no slaves. only freed slaves in the Confederate States of America which was an independent nation. it did not free any slaves in the United States of America & there were a few states where slavery was legal like New Jersey, which had several slaves. it also did not free any slaves that were in areas conquered by the US at the time of the Proclamation. this was why the proclamation was controversial at the time & seen as just a political propaganda thing. the abolishment of slavery did not happen until the adoption of the 13th amendment which went into effect in december 1865.
hippogriff about 11 years ago
lookwhatbobfound: Mostly true. However, CSA could hardly be considered an independent nation when no country in the whole world recognized it as such. It had as much legitimacy as if I declared myself a nation. Even the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (two hectares in Rome) has infinitely more legitimacy than that.
lookwhatbobfound about 11 years ago
sorry, hippo, france did. besides, what does the acceptance of other nations have to do with it? it was the same setup as in 1776 when the colonies decalred themselves an independent nation.
hippogriff about 11 years ago
corzak: Correct. France and Britain both recognized the CSA as an entity at war with the US, but hardly as an independent nation. Sorta like the US and the Syrian revolutionary forces (although this could change at any moment).
Jaythor about 1 year ago
I would give both those lists all the attention they deserve. And pitch them in the closest trash can.