| KTravlos | 03 Nov 2015 2:23 p.m. PST |
Since some were unhappy with 1861. Say you are the President of the US in 1860. The Confederates states secede and their is renewed fighting in Missouri do you 1) Fight it out 2) Let them secede and take any Border States and Missouri with them if those choose to go and do not oppose Confederate actions against West Virginia if Virginia Secedes. 3) Let them secede and take any Border States and crush a West Virginia attempt to break away, but fight if they attempt to take Missouri 4) let them secede and take any Border States and Missouri but fight if they attempt to stop West Virginia from breaking from Virginia if it secedes. 5) Let them secede but oppose any Border States secession ,and taking of Missouri, and opposition to West Virginia Secession. 6) Offer to guarantee slavery's perpetual status in the Union, enforcement of Fugitive Slave Acts, and voting changes that favor the South in return for no secession |
Col Durnford  | 03 Nov 2015 2:31 p.m. PST |
Let then secede is not an option and the salvery issue will not sell at home. Only one option. |
| mad monkey 1 | 03 Nov 2015 2:38 p.m. PST |
5)They'll be coming back to the fold soon enough between when thier economy collapses and the internal squablling. |
| Winston Smith | 03 Nov 2015 2:46 p.m. PST |
If it's 1860, I am Buchanan.
So….. 7. Dither, wring my hands and dump it in the next president's lap.
But realistically, what else could I do if I am not running for reelection? |
| Calico Bill | 03 Nov 2015 3:27 p.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 03 Nov 2015 4:36 p.m. PST |
1) But ensure all the factories producing small arms are turning our repeating rifles rather than muzzle loaders. The war lasts barely two years. |
| rmaker | 03 Nov 2015 5:25 p.m. PST |
Actually, Buchanan's actions amounted to choice 6, which was nonviable for anyone wishing to carry any of the Northern states (i.e., the majority of Electoral votes). And what voting changes could be offered without a Constitutional amendment that could never pass three-quarters of the State Legislatures? |
Lee Brilleaux  | 03 Nov 2015 6:41 p.m. PST |
1a. The 'Lamentations of their Women' option. |
| Glengarry5 | 03 Nov 2015 6:42 p.m. PST |
OR… start a war with Great Britain to united North and South against a common enemy and invade Canada, fulfilling Manifest Destiny! This almost happened in 1859 over a confrontation on possession of the San Juan Islands between Washington State and British Columbia known as "The Pig War". So many Southern officers were involved this was an actual conspiracy theory of it's time! |
| KTravlos | 04 Nov 2015 12:28 a.m. PST |
Ok I guess two new options 7) Resign or do nothing and let the next fellow be burdened 8) Start a war with the UK and hope it distracts from the slavery and political power issue in the US. 9) (from other post) Do nothing, do not resist and wait for them to implode. |
| Ivan DBA | 04 Nov 2015 12:32 a.m. PST |
Whether it is 1860, 1861, 1850, or 2015: Long live the Union, down with traitors. |
| Patrick R | 04 Nov 2015 4:44 a.m. PST |
Dissolve the Union and join the Confederacy, Play the States Rights obstructionism to obscene crazy levels until the Confedracy explodes. Reboot the Union. |
| Frederick | 04 Nov 2015 8:31 a.m. PST |
You are the President – you don't have more than one choice Like Ivan said |
| Ten Fingered Jack | 04 Nov 2015 8:36 a.m. PST |
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| Norman D Landings | 04 Nov 2015 10:08 a.m. PST |
Write to Her Britannic Majesty.
Tell her "it's all gone wrong, we're very sorry, and we'd like to come back now, please".
Watch postbox anxiously. |
| Weasel | 04 Nov 2015 1:22 p.m. PST |
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| Gunfreak | 04 Nov 2015 1:53 p.m. PST |
Nuke'em from orbit, only way to be sure. |
