Isn't there a problem with imposing seperate and different policies on one state over another? Wasn't this what the Civil War somewhat about? Do we have to 'go there' again? This is definitely one that I will 'hit' all my political buttons over.
Do you realize the Civil War ENABLED the north to pass laws that SPECIFICALLY only applied to the South? I'm not saying its right or legal what he did. The executive orders issued about the boarder states were not illegal because they were executive orders, that is like saying the president can only appoint the head of an organization and then never tell the organization what to do; in fact such appointments might be technically executive orders. The executive orders were not illegal because they only applied to a few states, I'm unaware of anything saying otherwise. The executive orders issued about the boarder states are illegal because they are against the laws of congress.