5fish
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On this board we have talked about Lincoln and his trampling of our nations Constitutional rights during the Civil war. We know about the military tribunals, the arresting political opponents, the closing of newspapers, the suspension of Writ of Habeas Corpus and other undemocratic and unconstitutional acts upon the people during his time in office. We do not talk about his Greatest Act for Democracy not just for us but for the world.
In the winter of 1864, Lincoln and many of his close advisors thought he might loss the election later that year. He knew the people were becoming war weary after three bloody years of war and history was against him as well because the last nine presidents were one term ones. Many of his closest advisors and friends were telling him to postpone the election of 1864.
Here is were Lincoln made his Greatest Act for Democracy. He did not listen to the voices for postponing the election but reject their cries. That is why history does not often mention debate within Lincoln's administration about postponing the election of 1864. In 1864 Lincoln stated "we cannot have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forgo or postpone a national election, it might already fairly claim to have conquered and ruined us."
There is Lincoln's Greatest Act for Democracy by rejecting those who wanted to postpone the election. He set a powerful prescient not just for our Democracy but for all future Democracies in the world. He set a standard for Democracies to be free must hold their election no matter the crisis their nation faces.
We talk that Lincoln's greatest feat was preserving the union but his greatest achievement was setting a standard that Democracies must follow their election schedule and hold their election no matter what....because effected the world not just our nation.
Lincoln Greatest Act for Democracy, for the World and for Us....overlooked by history. Lincoln's true legacy!
A muse....
In the winter of 1864, Lincoln and many of his close advisors thought he might loss the election later that year. He knew the people were becoming war weary after three bloody years of war and history was against him as well because the last nine presidents were one term ones. Many of his closest advisors and friends were telling him to postpone the election of 1864.
Here is were Lincoln made his Greatest Act for Democracy. He did not listen to the voices for postponing the election but reject their cries. That is why history does not often mention debate within Lincoln's administration about postponing the election of 1864. In 1864 Lincoln stated "we cannot have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forgo or postpone a national election, it might already fairly claim to have conquered and ruined us."
There is Lincoln's Greatest Act for Democracy by rejecting those who wanted to postpone the election. He set a powerful prescient not just for our Democracy but for all future Democracies in the world. He set a standard for Democracies to be free must hold their election no matter the crisis their nation faces.
We talk that Lincoln's greatest feat was preserving the union but his greatest achievement was setting a standard that Democracies must follow their election schedule and hold their election no matter what....because effected the world not just our nation.
Lincoln Greatest Act for Democracy, for the World and for Us....overlooked by history. Lincoln's true legacy!
A muse....