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Happy Hoosier

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15. Texas v. White 1869....

Reply to Model35mech (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 08:35 AM

Dec 2023

established that Secession is Unconstitutional. The Confederacy was illegal. Those participating in the Rebellion were committing sedition and armed insurrection. Not technically "treason", though colloquially it is referred to that way.

Just like Jan 6 insurrectionists, they were taking up arms against the lawful government.

As to "they were never tried...." if one robs a bank, but is never tried for it, one is STILL a bank robber. The fact that the Government didn't pursue punishment for all the seditionists was an act of mercy and reconciliation, not absolution. The fact that these people claimed status as Confederate Veterans was an admission of guilt. They acknowledge that they participated in an illegal, armed rebellion.

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