[talleyman]

"ps. No Confederate would have bothered to pick up a rifle if he didn't want to be part of a violent rebellion against the Constitution of the United States. I believe that's called treason."

Isn't that how this merry band of states got started? By the way, I'm not a constitutional scholar - does the constitution forbid secession?

[CyberCowboy777]

Except that we won that battle of independence and the South did not.

Also, I believe our "merry band of states" were fighting for freedom, not fighting to limit freedom.