"[T]he maintenance ... of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its
that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend..."
-Abraham Lincoln, 1st inaugural address, March 4, 1861
judgment alone is essential to
In his inaugural address, why did Lincoln refer to the right of each state to control its own affairs?

it's not the readmission

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".