I guess Barack Obama complained that the Emancipation Proclamation was "more a military document than a clarion call for justice." To which history and civics teacher Betsy Newmark says, "Well, d'uh."
Being a history teacher, she goes on to explain why Lincoln used his authority as Commander in Chief for that situation.
She recommends the book Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by Allen Guelzo.
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I sometimes wonder, in light of Durbin's idiotic comments, and now Obama's rather silly one, whether we can make a history test a prerequisite for holding public office in this country!
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