bob livingston thank u for another fine article.....the dishonesty of the gettysburg address....yes yes n yes i say again in agreement with you lincoln did many un-constitutional things but it was all designed to save the union of all the states and lincoln was not assassinated as revenge from the south u'all seem to ferget that nearing that war's close lincoln was quoted many a time....once this war is over WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE REPUBLIC but the leftist powers that be back then was infatuated with all their new gained powers n we'ren't about to go back to the republic sooo it was they that murdered lincoln....n to seal lincoln's love of the republic he also said,,,,if ever there comes a time where politicians are openly advocating the discarding of the constitution n bill of rights DISCARD NOT THOSE FREEDOM DOCUMENTS BUT DISCARD THOSE POLITICIANS IMMIDIATELY!!!!