[Non-Sequitur]

But you admit it was a rebellion?

[stand watie]

YES. exactly the SAME as the American revolution was. BOTH were wars against TYRANNY by a faraway government, which was seen (CORRECTLY, i might add) by the citizens of dixie to be becoming evermore tyrannical.

the FACT is that secession was/IS lawful, as that POWER was NEVER ceded to the central government by ANY state/group of states.

fyi, see the TENTH Amendment to the BOR & THEN come back tell us exactly WHERE/WHEN the RIGHT to leave the union voluntarily (on the STATE's OWN motion) was ceded to the "fedrule gubmint".

face it, N-S, your side was/IS the side of the OPPRESSOR. barack hussein obama & "hitlery rotten klintoon" are really NO different in philosophy than lincoln & "his merry band of thieves, thugs & war criminals". ONLY the century is different;the issues remain the same = LIBERTY vs. OPPRESSION.

free dixie,sw