Morally, the argument has been made. Most often to justify treason against the nation.
Legally, I don't think that has ever been an accepted argument. It's a matter of definition, treason is always written as being against a nation, not a member of said nation. To quote a medieval Spanish Romance that presented a similar conundrum: "There has never been a traitor King, nor an excommunicated Pope"
Legally, I don't think that has ever been an accepted argument. It's a matter of definition, treason is always written as being against a nation, not a member of said nation. To quote a medieval Spanish Romance that presented a similar conundrum: "There has never been a traitor King, nor an excommunicated Pope"