Monday letters: State shouldn’t honor treason

I was disappointed that Speaker Jay Lucas said the House will not consider other “public monuments, memorials, state buildings, road names or any other historical markers” now that the Confederate flag has been removed from the State House grounds (July 17).

I was disappointed primarily because Section 110 of Article III of the U.S. Constitution states that “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” Secession was an act of treason against the United States. Governments and public institutions should not honor treason committed against America.

Those who fought for or provided support for the Confederacy may also have acted courageously during the Civil War and laudably outside of the Civil War. People and non-public bodies may want to honor these individuals.

We can and should study and learn from our country’s complicated history. We can do so, however, without honoring treason against our country.