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[x] Postpone the election until Texas is brought back under Union control.
Though contact with the West Coast was being slowly reestablished, fears remained that violence might escalate again and interfere with the polls.
[X] Postpone the election until Texas is brought back under Union control.
Making sure the West Coast is able to vote is decently important.
[X] Postpone the election until Texas is brought back under Union control.
Making sure the West Coast is able to vote is decently important.
They're still states that deserve to have the say the constitution says they have. Disenfranchising them after they stayed loyal, due to circumstances out of their control and definitely the federal government's job to fix, would be a terrible look.
Sure the west cost isn't going to be as populated as many of the eastern states, but I wouldn't call it a blip. According to the 1860 census just California+Oregon has about 432,000 people. As comparison the same census shows Georgia having about 1 million people and Kentucky 1.16 million.
I think that Texas wouldn't be able to vote until they're readmitted until the Union.I don't really want Texas voting anyway until we drop the hammer of reconstruction on them but that's a bit too far away.
John Wilkes Booth is still at large in Texas and literally everyone in the National Unity Coalition wants his head on a pike.
Nominate Winfield Scott Hancock for Vice President. | Nominate Thaddeus Stevens for Vice President. |
This will upset the Radicals, maintain party unity, and influence the Sumner administration in a moderate direction. | This will please the Radicals, fracture the National Union Party, and open the way for drastic reforms in the future. |