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[-] BitPirate@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

The 14th amendment in the US and the 1864 election happened in war time.

On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely were civilian areas to be hit by artillery shells and rockets during the civil war?

Hint: the maximum range of a cannon at that time was barely a mile.

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Twelve states were occupied by the confederacy and simply excluded from the US elections and the amendment process.

[-] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

LMAO Well that's one way to re-write history.

[-] BitPirate@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

Sounds like an election during war time is a pretty fucking bad idea.

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