[lentulusgracchus]

But you seem unable or unwilling to grasp this most basic concept of the rebellion.

There was no "rebellion". The People asserted their God-given rights, and their sovereignty.

[fortheDeclaration]

But you seem unable or unwilling to grasp this most basic concept of the rebellion. There was no "rebellion". The People asserted their God-given rights, and their sovereignty.

It is a rebellion, just like the one in 1776, only without the legal or moral grounds to do so.

[Non-Sequitur]

There was no "rebellion". The People asserted their God-given rights, and their sovereignty.

A rebellion is defined as "open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government." The southern actions were most certainly a rebellion, especially in the 'unsuccessful' part.