---The CSA wanted to secede from the Union not overthrow it. If that be treason, make the most of it."---
Constitution of the United States, Article III, Section 3: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
Gettysburg where that address was delivered, was what, a game of Red Rover between cousins at a family reunion?
Sometimes, the only way that apologists for miscreants can hope to be effective is to either ignore or manufacture facts. |