On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:47:46 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:


You miss the point that the State of Virginia was of more concern to
him than a bunch of politicians in another state. This was a time when
most people lived their whole lives within a 100 mile radius of where
they were born and they more closely identified with their state than
the federal government. Bear in mind the only federal office they
actually voted on was their house members and there was very little
the federal government controlled in their lives. The state government
was the government.


No doubt that was why the country was called the *United* States of
America. Lee was a traitor and seditionist. You haven't anything that
would convince anyone otherwise.

That assumes you think wanting to secede is the same as being a
traitor. If so California is full of traitors right now. Should we be
invading them?