[MamaTexan]

would you not defend United States military installations which were in effect being attacked & taken over by mobs of people who wanted their guy elected president.

No.

As the military installations were given to the federal government BY the States, the States have every right to ask for them back by a declaration of intent.

The Constitution was never intended to be a suicide pact.

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As I stated before just because we may not like the elected president

It has nothing to do with like or dislike. Either the Constitution and the principals for which it stands is the law, or its not. The Constitution isn't Burger King, nobody gets to have it 'their way'....not even a President!

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it does not give Americans the right to destroy the nation.

LOL! How is a discussion of history equated with destroying the Nation?

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We have enough domestic leftist traitors and Islamic fanatics attempting the very same as we type here.

America has always had enemies, some more easily recognized than others.

[M. Espinola]

"LOL! How is a discussion of history equated with destroying the Nation?"

The South's triggered Civil War was intended to destroy this nation. The South was destroyed thanks to the Dixie political crowd working to maintain and expand slavery westward.

Instead of blaming those which defended America you should be looking at those in the South which ignited the nation to chaos and civil war.

"It has nothing to do with like or dislike. Either the Constitution and the principals for which it stands is the law, or its not."

Old Abe was elected in a legal Presidential Election. Some economic interests in the South decided on civil insurrection in place of law, and were defeated, after massive loss of American lives on both sides of the Civil War.

U.S. presidential election, 1860

Presidential Candidate	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote	Pct	Party	Running Mate (Electoral Votes)
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois (W)	180	1,866,452		Republican	Hannibal Hamlin of Maine (180)
John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky	72	847,953		Democrat (southern states)	Joseph Lane of Oregon (72)
John Bell of Tennessee	39			Constitutional Union (Whig)	Edward Everett of Massachusetts (39)
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois	12			Democrat (northern states)	Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia (12)
Other
Total			100.0%

[M. Espinola]

Those controlling the loser states of the 1860 election incited regular dirt farmers into civil insurrection - and lost the gamble.

[Non-Sequitur]

As the military installations were given to the federal government BY the States, the States have every right to ask for them back by a declaration of intent.

And if Congress says no? Then you think it's OK to shell the fort into surrender?