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The Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in all American history to date with total battle deaths higher than all other US wars combined, was never a declared war and no formal declaration of war was ever issued. Furthermore, people were imprisoned and even hung for treason during the war, in addition to the same for desertion and spying. You aren't qualified to lecture me about American history, the US Constitution, or the history of warfare. You are caught up in semantics and formalities. Formal war declarations have been ignored far more often than not, and most of our greatest conflicts and military campaigns have taken place without them. Again, treason and its consequences aren't predicated on war conditions. If it were the, aforementioned traitors wouldn't be in prison charged with that offense. The only item lacking is the will to enforce the maximum penalty, not a justification for doing such.

I suggested you read the document. That hardly qualifies as a lecture. If you prefer an empire to the constitutional republic established by the US Constitution, that's your choice.

Insisting that our government obey the supreme law of the land isn't arguing formalities and semantics. It is obeying the duty of citizenship in the interest of the survival of our form of government. That is a duty that politicians desperately want us to shirk.

Past wrongs by government do not establish an unbreakable precedent. Failure to correct those wrongs will result in the end of the USA. I don't intend to help the traitors in government accomplish that end.

It might be time for you to turn off the TV. It's having a very bad effect on your thinking.