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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

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