Indeed, the only role that "state's rights" played in the Civil War was maintaining the rights of the Southern/slave states to allow slavery to continue. The C

Indeed, the only role that "state's rights" played in the Civil War was maintaining the rights of the Southern/slave states to allow slavery to continue. The Confederate states certainly didn't respect the right of the Northern states to terminate slavery, and indeed forced through a number of laws (prior to the Civil war) requiring the Northern states to participate in the return of escaped slaves.