Glenn Beck Gets It Wrong On Lincoln Part 2

In the second half of the interview with Lewis E. Lerhman, the conversation continues with Beck declaring that the Constitution is a "suicide pact."  Apparently he has it on good authority, we are led to believe, as this is what Lincoln's war allegedly "settled."  Thus the "union" is to be maintained by bayonet point as Beck declares "there's no way out."

I find much to like about the Glenn Beck show, but in this case, the line of reasoning employed is pure sophistry.  Secession was a known and accepted mechanism by the founding generation, to be used in  cases of governmental tyranny.  Force should never be the arbiter for deciding issues of principle.  But by suggesting that the issue has been settled by war, this is exactly the idea that Beck advances.