“I think that the South’s action would safely fall under the “levying war” part of this article.”
Treason is a crime, you can only prosecute individuals for crimes. You can’t prosecute “the South” for treason.
“Now if you want to quibble and say the war was not illegal, only the actions of those people waging (or “levying” to use the words of the Constitution)it, go ahead, but it’s the same thing.”
It’s not the same thing, wars simply can’t be “illegal”. It’s a misapplication of terms.
to mayto, to ma to.