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The only case where the EP isn't dubiously legal is if the states in rebellion are no longer part of the Union and thus no longer enjoy the protections & rights in the Constitution. Otherwise the seizure of confederate property of all kinds (including slaves) runs head long into the...

Yeah, the Civil War wasn't about freeing slaves. The legal basis for the EP was that slaves who fell into Union hands were seized property and like any other property seized by the Union Army, became the property of the Union Army to dispose of as it saw fit. He, as Commander in Chief of said...