Comment by autoexec
4 days ago
Even if the needs of the American people weren't being ignored over the wishes of corporations and the ultra-wealthy in terms of numbers alone we have less representation than ever before because the number of people who are supposed to represent us hasn't kept up with the growing population.
America ended in 1861 when the era of political bargains transitioned to the era of the government and the subjects.
with 20/20 hindsight it would have been a whole lot better to throw a Constitutional Convention rather than have a civil war.
It had already intentionally been forgotten how well that worked the first time.
Throw a constitutional conventions so that the slave owners could get their votes in (not the slaves, of course, though the owners should get to vote FOR them).
I understand that the civil war was about a lot of things, but the precipitating issue was slavery. Slavers should be obliterated by war if they aren't willing to give up their slaves unconditionally.
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But without a war you'd be expected to preserve the republic and then how could you concentrate power for yourself.