According to the resolutions presented to President Lincoln in May, 1863, the arrest by military authorities of Clement Vallandigham did each of the following EXCEPT
A) undermined the basic rights of the people.
B) gave aid and comfort to the rebellion.
C) transgressed the letter and spirit of the Constitution.
D) undermined the rule of law.
E) inflicted "cruel and unusual" punishment upon Vallandigham.
B
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