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Question of the day: is secession equal to treason?

Posted on: May 21, 2021 at 19:11:53 CT

hokie VT

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Maybe not according to this, the south seceded from the union in 1861 was it treason?

noun
trea·son | \ ˈtrē-zᵊn \
Collegiate Definition
1 : the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family
2 : the betrayal of a trust : TREACHERY

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Question of the day: is secession equal to treason? - hokie VT - 5/21 19:11:53

😂 🍪 (nm) - Panthera MU - 5/21 20:23:22

Not if it is done in a legal manner - JG MU

- 5/21 20:21:52

Not by definition. Kind of like there is not an insurrection - GA Tiger MU - 5/21 20:01:59

No, it's not. - ummmm MU - 5/21 19:49:24

one day you may read the Constitution - ashtray UF - 5/21 19:34:10

I don't get your point. Do you?(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 5/21 20:03:01

go back to sleep GAT (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/21 20:21:13

RE: Question of the day: is secession equal to treason? - MOCO SON MU - 5/21 19:23:11

lol jesus (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/21 19:17:50