Will the C.S.A. rise again?

Question

Can the South take back what was rightfully theirs to begin with?

Answer 1

Not unless we get someone in the White House/Congress to actually read the Constitution and start passing laws that return power to the individual states... like the CSA wanted to begin with!

Answer 2

It is very unlikely that the south will rise again. The region no longer has that sort of homogenuous culture or politics based on agriculture, and its population has become so mixed with the rest of the United States by now that no solid white, southern majority would even think of rising up against the United States Government. There are definitely pockets of the "Old South" culture, but they are just that, pockets. I think part of the CSA's plan too was to attack and annex Mexico after hostilities with the North ended, and since Mexico is a far more unified and powerful country now than during our civil war, the south could not expand beyond the southern border of the current United States. And it most assuredly could not grab AZ, NM or southern CA, all possible southern trophies if the North had lost the war. And I think TX is far more powerful in of itself than it was during the Civil War and would never agree to become part of a resurrected CSA. (And by the way, I think TX would have seceded from the CSA after the Civil War and would itself have attacked and annexed northern territories of Mexico.)

Answer 3

It's unlikely that the South will be looking to secede from the United States in the foreseeable future, given that they pretty much form the dominant region of the country in terms of political power. If you look at it, the last time a president was elected from the traditional North was 1960, 46 years ago.

Given that the Republicans have been in power in the Congress for 12 years, the agenda for the ascendancy of state's rights issues has been moving along. Also, the old South tends to benefit from being in the Union as they usually receive more money in federal aid than they pay in taxes.

The Confederacy was an attempt to preserve a dying cash-crop economy built around the institution of slavery. Given that a return to slavery is extremely unlikely and that the South has managed to create a diverse economy, the rationale for a second attempt at secession doesn't exist. The only parties that may have interest are those that subscribe to the old romantic version of antebellum society. Fortunately, very few of them hold any reigns of power.

Answer 4

I would have to answer this as No. The U.S. of A. has grown in such size and the reach of the government has become so long and intertwinned into everything that this would be almost impossible. Plus I doubt that any one state would be able to find such unnamous support in the decision to leave the "union." The world population is so large in comparison to that of the mid 1800's that only widespread seperatism and a "flocking" of followers to certain areas of the country could even hope to achieve this.

Let us say that a group of states could convince its citizens to agree to secede from the "union."
In doing so they would have to form a govnerment amongst themselves, print their own money (that would be accepted throughout the world), create diplomatic relations with the rest of the world, maintain a military force (consisting of an army, navy, airforce, coast guard), setup a perimater for the border requiring passports, apply for the ability for its commerical transport vehicles to be able to cross to union states, devise a system of records, and the list goes on. Things were alot simpiler in the 1800's, although had the south won they would have still had to deal with many of the same problems.

All in all the whole idea is pretty impossible at this point and would cause to many problems to count. Just except that the war is over and has been for about 150 years, and that we need to move on, dropping any grudges that we might hold towards the U.S. of A.

Answer 5

I think not. The Federal Government today is a very strong entity and any serious amalgamation remotely similiar to the C.S.A. would bring down the ire of Washington very quickly, I believe. You can never say never, but I find it remote to think of a secession now that would not bring about a quick and overwhelming response from Washington.

Answer 6

You are looking for a fight right? General Lee- if we are speaking of the same historical person, never wanted the South to secede in the first place. Unless the History channel and my 6th grade teacher are telling lies
"There is a terrible war coming, and these young men who have never seen war cannot wait for it to happen, but I tell you, I wish that I owned every slave in the South, for I would free them all to avoid this war." -Robert E. Lee

Answer 7

Nothing was rightfully theirs, you live in a mythical dream world where the rich and indebted lived off the blood and sweat of the poor and downtrodden.

Answer 8

NEVER. This is because confederate form of government has been proven not workable. Granted the south has kept its culture and heritage, which is wonder full. the idea of a second civil war is unheard of and laughable on both sides.

Answer 9

Sorry!! Only in reenactments and racist propaganda.They have the same rights as any American citizen and that is the way it should be. If you mean can/will it rise to prominence,that will take the combined efforts of all its people to achieve.Peace.

Answer 10

Probably not...But good luck thinking they will. I don't think there are enough people that are for the CSA to rise again. I think that kind of ideas has gone the way of the horse and buggy. So welcome to 2006.