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Originally Posted by Superbelt
I'll call the Confederacy traitors, not just criminals like Smooth. They betrayed their country in as clear a way as possible.
That crime of treason was largely forgiven in an attempt to quicky reintegrate the south into the USA.
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I don't understand how you can come to this conclusion if you research what was happening at the time.
They did not wage a war on their own country, the southern states seceded and formed their own country. Entrance into the union required the approval of a states legislature, so it would make sense that the same legislature reserved the right to leave.
There is nothing written in the Constitution denying the states the right to secede, legally, the states could secede. The Constitution also granted no power to the federal government to make a state remain in the Union against its wishes.
These boys, mostly poor and right off the farm, were drafted into the army to defend their homes from an invasion from the north.
Side note:
IMHO this country just like every other country that has existed on this earth will eventually break up. I don't think we are so superior to those who have come before to prevent it. I hope we can prevent it but history tells us otherwise.
The Civil War delayed the inevitable for a time and most of us consider this a good thing. Hopefully it will happen more peacefully the next time and hopefully not for years to come. Probably another great depression or world wide economic collapse will test our resolve greatly.