The Reason Lincoln Had to Die

[Gene C]

Mike, you brought up lamination of the diary pages, and seemed to make it significant.
You also mentioned the taking apart of Booth's diary.
I just brought up that you would have to take the book apart to laminate the pages and then reinsert them.
I also brought up that lamination was not used much if at all, prior to the 1930's.
You say, "Now, I'll tell you what: Let's just bracket the whole issue of lamination, since it really doesn't prove anything anyway"

I say, using logic, one could infer the book was taken apart in the 1930's, or later.
The book taken apart by Stanton and/or pages being removed prior to the 1930's, a theory, and nothing more.

I believe you mentioned Ben Butler and a speech he gave before the House of Representatives in 1867 (Unwanted Facts - Post #20)
Senator Butler, in that speech only mentions 18 missing pages of Booth's diary, not 86. (We know Two of those 18 pages were ripped out by Booth to write a thank you note to Dr. Richard Stuart for his hospitality)

Since Stanton had this book for two years, why did he supposedly rip or cut out 18 pages and leave the other so called 68 incriminating pages intact, and then after Butler's speech, allegedly remove them?
And no one noticed or said anything?
I don't interpret the events happening that way.

It's this kind of refusal to acknowledge compelling evidence that reminds me of the story of The Emperor's Wardrobe Malfunction.