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Wellsia wrote:

There was never a Civil War, it was a war of independence for the South. No one was tried as a traitor, because the Supreme Court found that the act of secession was not illegal. General Wheeler, commander of the Confederate Army of the Tennessee’s cavalry, served as a general in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War, don’t think they would have allowed a “traitor” to hold such a rank. Was the Union wrong, no they were fighting to keep the dream of 1776 alive, were the Confederates wrong, no, only in that they were also fighting for the dream of 1776, just 80 years had made that dream different for the two sides. The most appropriate name would be “The War for Southern Independence “.

Yeah, Texas v. White would like to disagree with you on the stance the Supreme Court had on secession, or more particularly Chief Justice Salmon Chase who wrote for the majority ruling that Texas illegally sold US Treasury bonds during the War.

"There was no place for reconsideration or revocation, except through revolution or through consent of the States. [T]he ordinance of secession, adopted by the convention and ratified by a majority of the citizens of Texas, and all the acts of her legislature intended to give effect to that ordinance, were absolutely null. They were utterly without operation in law."

As for the Confederate Generals that continued to serve with the US Army following the War, I cannot speak for the decision as to why none of the traitors were hung after they surrendered. Finally, the South fought for a dream disassociated with the rest of the Union, and rather than keep the tightrope that had been established they decided that one man was enough to resolve secession. They were wrong because not only was slavery a repugnant practice that nearly every Founding Father morally despised (despite several being slave owners themselves) but they were wrong because their method of recourse was treason against the United States.

Almorea wrote:

I don't think it can really be argued that the GOP ISN'T the party that practices gerrymandering more. Spoken as a Republican. 17th Amendment needs to go in the trash

They are, but I do recall at least one instance of a Democratic state gerrymandering a district (I think it was Maryland, but I'd have to look that back up). Predominantly, however, the Republicans have made it clear they will break every rule and every law to get their way. That alone is repugnant to me, and when their way mostly involves stealing the rights of people for no good reason, drumming up a war nobody wants, and actively spitting on science and its conclusions (at least those that don't fit their contorted worldview), then I've cause to hate them even more.

Are there good Republicans? Of course, there's a good and bad in every group. However, by and large, I've come to believe that the Republican Party has no moral backbone to speak of and no real policy to stand by.