That’s some imagination you have there. Have you considered writing novels of fantasy or alternative realities? You seem well-qualified. As between us, you may feel free to have the last word.
No fantasy required. Texas v. White decided that the pretended secession was of no legal effect.
The notion of the states in insurrection losing sovereignty was first (to my knowledge) proposed by Senator Sumner, and administration of the conquered states was based on laws passed on that basis.
So, unlike much neo-reb blather, it is based on law, fact, and history.
donmaeker only posts when the section nurse lets him use the communal computer in the day room. He needs to stop spitting out his meds when she isn’t looking....