That is like saying the Iraqi war was caused by us sending troops over there, the reason we sent troops over is the direct cause of the war, and that cause was to see if they had nuclear weapons. Secession was only the means by which South Carolina was accomplishing their objective, and that was to keep slavery in place. Do you think the elected officials in South Carolina just woke up one day and said, hey, lets secede, we don't have anything else to do today.

Carolyn