“That’s right - they were subject to the terms of the confederation they joined before their pretend secession, during their pretend secession, and after their pretend secession. The terms of their confederation prohibited them from forming separate alliances or confederations outside of congress.”
If it was a pretend secession, then why did the U.S. invade its own states? One can’t invade oneself.
Good point.
It was a pretend secession but it wasn’t a pretend rebellion.