re: Should somone who gives up his citizenship be labeled a traitor and charged w/ treason?

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How is it different on a fundamental level?
They weren't leaving. They wanted to declare a piece of the United States as their own without leaving.

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You didn't expect him to know the difference, did you?

That would assume that the United States owned all the states in the 19th Century, which wasn't the case pre-secession.

Also, taking property isn't in the definition of treason.

The definition clearly states that treason involves actively trying to overthrow one's government, which wasn't the case with the Confederates.