Only : "The three-fifths compromise was to prevent the entire union from dissolving in the negotiations, while still making a fight down the road possible... which became a major catalyst behind the Civil War."
It basically did cause the dissolving of the union, at least from the start to the end of the civil war ^_^
Why does Gerrymandering come to mind? (another way to game the system)
Hah. Touche :)
I still agree though freedom & liberty are what make (or made) this country great. We need to move back toward more liberty rather than away from it (which is what we are doing with Hillary or Trump imo)
Libertarian Gary Johnson for prez! :P (he wont win so w/e ha)
Also, the United States was about 30+ years late to abolishing slavery, if you want to find the source of the abolitionist movement, it was not America. UK, and most of Europe had outlawed it MANY years before we did, well before we brought it to the courts.
UK abolished slavery in 1833 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 US abolished slavery in 1865 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/slavery-abolished-in-america
England as a country effecitvely outlawed slavery in 1772 with somerset vs. stewart.
the UK abolition act was merely a formalization of policy set many years earlier in the somerset ruling (1772) and the slave trade act (1808).