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re: was Jefferson Davis guilty of treason?
Posted on 1/3/14 at 3:46 pm to thetempleowl
Posted on 1/3/14 at 3:46 pm to thetempleowl
If by treason you mean the common definition of waging war against one's own country, then Jeff Davis and all the rest of the confederates were treasonous traitors to the United States. This doesn't seem controversial at all to me. By definition he committed treason.
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Posted on 1/3/14 at 4:01 pm to PaddlingTiger
quote:Secession was outlawed by the Constitution?
If by treason you mean the common definition of waging war against one's own country, then Jeff Davis and all the rest of the confederates were treasonous traitors to the United States. This doesn't seem controversial at all to me. By definition he committed treason.
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Posted on 1/3/14 at 6:40 pm to PaddlingTiger
They were not trying to overthrow the government in Washington. Lincoln would still be President, there would still be a Congress
Is a war for independence treason?
Is a war for independence treason?
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