Lincoln said, he would keep slavery, abolish slavery, or do a half way measure, if it preserved the Union.

Keeping the U.S. whole was his objective, and fortunately the abolition of slavery was the result.

However, the Democrats led the fight for full civil rights for the decendants of slaves, as well as other persecuted segments of the population, while the Republicans resisted such efforts.

Both parties, though, continue to support the last of the Jim Crow Laws, namely the prohibition of marijuana.
Sinsemilla Jones Reviewed by Sinsemilla Jones on . Compassionate Liberals(antiwar protestor spits on Iraq war vet) COMPASSIONATE LIBERALS:(antiwar protestor spits on Iraq war vet) Newsradio 620 WTMJ ^ | FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2004, 2:51 p.m. | Charlie Sykes Note: On Thursday night, an antiwar protestor in Milwaukee spit on a returned Iraqi war veteran, Marine Major Jerry Boyle. Boyle is a Republican candidate for Congress in Milwaukee. Boyle served in Operation Iraqi freedom and was posted to Baghdad shortly after the invasion. Although he is an underdog in the race, he has shown up for every campaign Rating: 5