[EternalVigilance]

Aside from the question of who exactly it was in 1861 that called up an army and commenced hostilities first, how would you feel if today the abortion-minded decided to secede, and raise a rebel army, and fire at federal troops, because they thought their particular bloody trade was threatened by the election of a candidate who seriously opposed the murder of babies?

[Pelham]

That would certainly remind me of another rebel army that fired on government troops and declared themselves in secession.

Of course that would be Lexington and Concord and the rebel army of 1775. Maybe not what you were looking for.

[Pelham]

"Aside from the question of who exactly it was in 1861 that called up an army"

Proclamation 80 - Calling Forth the Militia and Convening an Extra Session of Congress April 15, 1861

[central_va]

Aside from the question of who exactly it was in 1861 that called up an army and commenced hostilities first, how would you feel if today the abortion-minded decided to secede, and raise a rebel army, and fire at federal troops, because they thought their particular bloody trade was threatened by the election of a candidate who seriously opposed the murder of babies?

That would be the North trying to secede in your example.