Did abraham lincoln do what was constitutional when he made the emancipation proclamation?

Answer 1

Lincoln made it so.. Such is the power of the President.

The Constitution when created said nothing about slaves.

Answer 2

actually the US consitution claims that all mean are created equal. At that time "men" was considered, white, male, landed class. Hence there were still tests that people had to take before being allowed to vote in the US until well into the 1930s as although it wanted to come across as equal, it stll considered "men" to be of such a definition.
Although all good consitutions, like all good holy book, can be interpreted in a way to suit whoever reads it. So in that sense, yes it was constitutional

Answer 3

Yes, the Constitution states that every person has equal rights.The Emancipation Proclamation simply made it to where everybody did have equal rights.

Answer 4

It was designed to be symbolic more than substantive. Was done to create a fifth column of slaves in the Confederacy and a foreign policy measure- to prevent England from entering the war as an ally of the South. Technically it did not free even one slave because it only applied to those states that were in insurrection, and they obviously did not recognize Lincoln's authority. It took the thirteenth amendment to reverse the 1857 Dred Scott Decision and abolish the "peculiar institution" of slavery. Thank God.

Answer 5

Of course. The constitution talks about freedom and being able to live better. I don't think slavery quite fits that. If the constitution was written to protect people and allow people better living, what Abe did was apply the constitution.

Answer 6

It has lasted since about 1865, and it was the right thing to do

Answer 7

Well, I am certain he did, considering it is IN the Constitution to this very day. . .

What's your point?