[Pgh guy]

Originally Posted by ottomobeale

Yes he did. Even by the necessarily narrow definition of treason.

More nonsense along the same lines of arguing the US Civil War was not primarily over slavery.

"The U.S. Constitution does not forbid a state from leaving the Union. According to the tenth amendment to the Constitution, anything that is not expressly prohibited by the Constitution is allowed. Therefore, all states have a Constitutional right to secede. However, two new constitutional questions concerning secession emerged shortly after the Civil War ended"


So please tell me how Lee commited treason?