"Of course they are not, and they did not."
They attempted to by threatening to refuse to accept the decision of the Government - leading members of the Army tried to force the Government to change their policy - they interfered with the running of the country - that is wrong, it is illegal and it could have set a horrendous precedent - a armed force with the power to defy or change government policy.
Look Keith - you have opposed the subject o this thread on every step - why not stop tip-toeing around that fact as state your position instead of constantly raising thes bling alleys.
As far as I am concerned, Easter Week was not just a courageous act to free Ireland from British rule - it was an essential act to stop the foot-dragging that had taken place over Home Rule.
Even a few months after the uprising, no agreement had been reached on ratifying the Bill.

"The Act had two amendments enforced by Unionists on 19 July – permanent exclusion and a reduction of Ireland's representation in the Commons. When informed by Lloyd George on 22 July 1916, Redmond accused the government of treachery. This was decisive in sealing the future fortunes of the Home Rule movement. Asquith made a second attempt to implement Home Rule in 1917, with the calling of the Irish Convention chaired by Horace Plunkett. This consisted of Nationalist and Unionist representatives who, by April 1918, only succeeded in agreeing a report with an 'understanding' on recommendations for the establishment of self-government.
The end of the war, in November 1918, was followed in Ireland by the December 1918 general election, the majority of seats being won by the republican separatist Sinn Féin party, then in January 1919 by the Irish War of Independence, so that the Act was never implemented. The future of Home Rule was determined by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It established Northern Ireland, with a functional government, and Southern Ireland, whose governmental institutions never fully functioned. Southern Ireland, following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, became the Irish Free State."

Easter Week was significant beyond Ireland in that it was a major step in bringing the predatory British Empire crashing in ruins.
It preceded the Russian Revolution by over a year and it inspired many other national liberation movements to stand up and be counted.
I doubt if there are many who would oppose the right of countries to govern themselves nowadays - it was a much-needed revolutionary step.
Jim Carroll