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Of course it would still be happening. I doubt the Empire would allow people to go around killing kings whenever they wanted.
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I think what he meant was, it doesn't matter if Ulfric thought he was right or just. The act itself was underhanded and monstrous by the standards of any fair society.
Or maybe they knew that no stable society can function like that?
Both.
No it wasn't. If you read the The Great War: A Concise Account of the Great War Between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion you would realize that after the Battle of the Red Ring the Imperial Legion only had enough soldiers fit for duty to reorganize into 7 or 8 Legions at the most. 10 Legions were effectively lost by then. You would also realize that the Empire had no idea whether the Aldmeri Dominion had additional armed forces that would be launching a second offensive against the Empire because it no longer had any ears and eyes in the Dominion as all of its Blade spies had been executed by the Thalmor prior to the beginning of the Great War. From that perspective the war was far from over or won and the Empire was in a very precarious situation.
Morrowind is not part of the Empire at the time of the Great War. It's part of the Argonian provinces. The Empire didn't have the aid of Hammerfell, High Rock and Skyrim. They were part of the Empire, not outside allies it could seek for aid, and they had already provided all the aid they could as their numbers were part of the decimated Imperial Legions.
You can believe what you want but it's not supported by the lore.
That's pure speculation. Ralof states that they wouldn't give Ulfric a trial and implies that the trial would rally more people to the cause, not that it would result in proving his innocence because that's an idiotic argument to make.
No. As I stated before he has no right to a trial. Due process is not an existing concept in societies like those in the Elder Scrolls universe. They're political tools of the state and if the Empire decides it's better to dispense with the formality to minimize the chance of him becoming a martyr and draw out the conflict further then it's well within its authority to do so.
What witnesses? This is a senseless question. There isn't a single NPC in the game that bore witness to what happened that's not going to confirm that Ulfric killed Torygg. Regardless of the circumstances of that death a trial would end in Ulfric's execution.
Because he is guilty. You seem to be still caught up in this idea that guilt = guilt proven in a court of law under standards of due process in the United States or a similar nation which isn't the case at all. Ulfric's being guilty is a matter of fact.
If you kill your King you are a traitor. If you attempt to take over your government you are also a traitor. Our founding fathers were traitors. Your cause doesn't change the fact that you are a traitor.
How do you not see the treason? He killed his King. He was also an Imperial Soldier and by waging war on the Empire he has turned his back on the vows he made. He is a traitor.
Your knowledge of jurisprudence is thoroughly underwhelming. As it's been pointed out to you before, an agreement to illegal conduct doesn't magically make the conduct legal, and an agreement between Torygg and Ulfric doesn't make Torygg's death any less of a violation of one of the most important laws of the Empire anymore than you and someone else agreeing that he's going to give you $1 million to shoot him in the head with a loaded elephant gun and you shooting him in the head with a loaded elephant gun after his payment any less a murder in the eyes of the law. The argument was a laughable one when you brought it up long ago and it's no less laughable now.
You... You make no sense.
Both Torygg and Ulfric are educated nobles and Ulfric served in the Imperial Legion. To assume either one of them doesn't know about the Imperial Law of high treason or that it makes their duel illegal is an absurd notion. Ulfric knew what followed was inevitable. It's one of the primary reasons why he challenges Torygg and why he hightails it out of Solitude and Haafingar to the safety of his Hold afterwards.