Just bought a car with a manual transmission and I love it. Someone mentioned in this thread that they didn't want the car to do the driving for them and I couldn't agree more. Having control over the acceleration makes such a difference.
No, they quite literally left the Union, which makes them not Americans. They viewed black people as property and were willing to go to war to maintain that status quo. Personally, I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.
Lol, I was thinking that a sword fight was about to ensue.