Reply #94: I'll argue that the flag is not a symbol of treason [View All]

It is a symbol of attempted secession, but why would that be treason?

A state joined the union by a vote of its legislature. It left the union the same way.

I certainly don't find that treason is "inarguable" in that situation.

Take Texas for example. In the 30 years from 1836 to 1866, the people of Texas were governed by Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States, the Confederate States and then the United States again.

They joined the US by a popular vote of their people. They left the USA 13 years later by a popular vote of their people.

So they changed governments four times in 30 years, and the third time they did it was treason?

I think that would be hard for the average Texas voter to understand. I think he would just see it as the voters democratically choosing their government.