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  1. …in reply to @undefined
    @chad_black_ Well, sure, in that every historical moment is contingent and in that sense unprecedented. But I think you can see the secession crisis as an attempt to overturn an election.
    1. …in reply to @wcaleb
      @chad_black_ In the secession winter, i.e. before shots were fired, there were out-of-the-norm pressure campaigns---for example, lobbying state legislatures to go into special sessions to consider next steps.