[MacDorcha]

I'm sorry, but I do seem to recall this little nagging fact... Sumpter was armed and given time to clear out. It did not.

Federal property on Confederate ground is "off sides"

And since when is appearance in court an aspect of law?

You have trials, and the right to represent yourself. Nothing required unless the judges demands it.

[Non-Sequitur]

Sumpter was armed and given time to clear out. It did not.

Why should it?

Federal property on Confederate ground is "off sides"

Is Federal property on Cuban ground "off sides"? Does Castro have the right to bombard Guantanamo Bay into surrender?