Was Lincoln a tyrant who broke the Constitution?

Lincoln questioned whether the nation should be so attached to a law that “the government itself go to pieces, lest that one be violated”? Lincoln believed that with the country in a state of rebellion, he had certain “war powers” – a concept not in the Constitution. read more

And of one believes that Lincoln was “a tyrant who broke the Constitution” (and I have no idea what “broke the Constitution” means), Lincoln preserved the Union — in the face of an armed rebellion who’s intent was to “break the Constitution” — and he permanently and Constitutionally ended slavery in the U.S., doing so in strict accordance with the Constitution. read more

#6 Lincoln sent Union troops door to door in areas of Maryland, a Union state, to confiscate weapons. This is a clear violation of the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. _____ Many Constitutional violations against Maryland 'Maryland my Maryland' was published calling Lincoln a tyrant and a despot and a vandal. read more

Lincoln’s critics witnessed his expanding power with alarm. They accused him of becoming a tyrant and warned that his assertions of authority under the guise of “commander in chief” threatened the viability of a constitutional democracy. Lincoln ignored his foes and kept moving. read more