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The british empire was built by a a taste for tea and spices,
it fell by a change from real politick to idealism.
If I was the president in place of Lincoln this is what I would have done:
1) find a way to declare war on mexico and cuba... then use this as an excuse to replace native soldiers of the south with northerners, while the southern soldiers fight the mexicans
2) I would have announced the concession plan... First I would acknowledge the right of people to own their current property, but that human trafficking was now to be illegal. Second I would make it illegal to allow any slaves to produce offspring , via segregation of the genders. If offspring is produced the child will be considered a free legal heir of his parents master. Therefore slavery would only last one or two more generations before dying out while allowing the south time to alter their economy. This would most likely appeal to both the north and the south as it still considers black people undesirable, while slavery also disappears over time
3) I would properly define that no state can completely leave the union and the rights of states:
States cannot have their own standing military or diplomats, and free trade must be allowed between all states in the union, however concerning the federal government it is left up to the states how involved they want to be. The only federal tax is considered to be fixed for supporting the military, the senate, congress, and the presidents office.
Laws are not transferable from state to state without agreement between said states
A democratic system of government based on universal suffrage (any form) must be visible
4) With the conquering of catholic areas bringing discontent I would pass a law against organized religion... like churches have to pay taxes as well
5) I would make a law that states any united states 'territories' are temporary and can only last 10 years at maximum before being given statehood. (this means any territory conquered has to be admitted into the union even if the conquerors don't want it too... Eventually leading to a very large union...
it fell by a change from real politick to idealism.
If I was the president in place of Lincoln this is what I would have done:
1) find a way to declare war on mexico and cuba... then use this as an excuse to replace native soldiers of the south with northerners, while the southern soldiers fight the mexicans
2) I would have announced the concession plan... First I would acknowledge the right of people to own their current property, but that human trafficking was now to be illegal. Second I would make it illegal to allow any slaves to produce offspring , via segregation of the genders. If offspring is produced the child will be considered a free legal heir of his parents master. Therefore slavery would only last one or two more generations before dying out while allowing the south time to alter their economy. This would most likely appeal to both the north and the south as it still considers black people undesirable, while slavery also disappears over time
3) I would properly define that no state can completely leave the union and the rights of states:
States cannot have their own standing military or diplomats, and free trade must be allowed between all states in the union, however concerning the federal government it is left up to the states how involved they want to be. The only federal tax is considered to be fixed for supporting the military, the senate, congress, and the presidents office.
Laws are not transferable from state to state without agreement between said states
A democratic system of government based on universal suffrage (any form) must be visible
4) With the conquering of catholic areas bringing discontent I would pass a law against organized religion... like churches have to pay taxes as well
5) I would make a law that states any united states 'territories' are temporary and can only last 10 years at maximum before being given statehood. (this means any territory conquered has to be admitted into the union even if the conquerors don't want it too... Eventually leading to a very large union...