Lincoln shut down newspapers that printed pro-seccesionist views, and jailed without Habeus Corpus those who espoused pro-seccesionist opinions, or even just anti-war opinions. He issued an arrest warrant for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after he issued a ruling that Lincoln found unfavorable.
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-Ogre
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(Meanwhile, LiveJournal keeps trying to put "Re: Unbelievable" in the subject of every damn comment I post.)