Simply embarrassing that the ridiculous narrative spun by the "Lost Cause" folks still holds in the minds of some Americans. A few excerpts from the Confederate states ordinances/articles of succession may serve as a good reminder from their own mouths:
Mississippi Ordinance of Secession...
Let us not generalize about entire generations. Only a small percentage of Americans have ever actually placed their lives on the line for this country. And that special group spans the centuries. Only a small percent fought with George Washington (and many favored a British victory), a small...
I will honor the scope of this thread (civil war) and not give specifics rebuttals that could derail - but lots of not so great in that generation too. As @BrentD suggested, labels like this are more about how the pronouncer feels about themselves in so anointing than about how the labeled...
I assume you would agree this would only be a relevant argument for the Union soldiers . . .
Or better yet, let’s not spin this thread into real politik 2024.
A trust allows “members/beneficiaries” of the trust to possess and use the items in the trust and provide a probate and NFA/FFL free-way to allow the items in the trust to pass to the other “members/beneficiaries” when you die.
For example, I have a trust that names myself, my son-in-law and...
In my world facts, the law, precedent and years of experience matter. Your personal anecdotes are not facts. Hell, 6 yrs ago or so you told me I was a fool for suggesting corner crossing trespass was a legal house of cards and someone should challenge it - yet now you are the biggest...
Well, part of my role for the last 20 years has been advising our tax organization on the impact of "intangible" considerations in tax valuations. Have been involved in 40+ states and 70+ countries. I will let our internal tax team and our leading edge outside tax counsel know they will not be...