If the Constitutional Convention fails to reach an agreement to a replace the constitution, how long would the nation be able to last under the Articles of Confederation? Could they have passed a fourteenth article that would act as a stop gap measure to hold the nation together for a little...
What would it take for the Republic of the Rio Grande to succeed in splitting off from Mexico? Perhaps even end up joining Texas in a Republic that is not part of the US.
With a POD after July 4th, 1776 make either September 17, 1787 (constitution signed), June 21, 1788 (constitution took effect) or May 29th,1790 (last of the original 13 colonies ratifies the constitution) a bigger national holiday than July 4th.
What is the best way to have the US broken up into several nation states of various sizes? A a post civil war break up or failed articles of confederation?
I've been wanting to read a RFK lives timeline lately, but I haven't been able to find one. Could someone give me a few suggestions (links would be nice too:))
What happens if Timothy McVeigh isn't apprehended soon after the bomibing of the Federal Building Oklahoma? Would he perpetrate more attacks? Would his attack lead to more homegrown terrorism?
Yesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of the end of the siege by ATF agents on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco,TX. That got me thinking how would that event be affected by a Second term for George H.W Bush? Would a confrontation between the Branch Davidians and the Federal goverment be...
President Romney- in 1968
Carpet bagger's alternate president's game got me thinking: what if Governor George W. Romney's (Mitt Romney's father) brainwashing gaffe never happened and he was able to secure the nomination? So what if his campaign bus has a flat tire and he never has his...
As a conservative I've gotten frustrated at times at how listless the McCain campaign seems to be. One moment they attack Obama on his record, and the next they are concilatory towards Obama. What would it take for McCain to have a better ran campaign, and what would be done different?
Challenge: Place familiar presidents in the white house in completely different circumstances and with completely different polices or parties
Examples:
George W. Bush (2005-2012)
Former Texas Governor Ranger and Baseball Commissioner who reentered the politics after...
We all know that the economy is in crisis, and part of that crisis is the result of the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. My question is this what if when President Bush, Congressional Republicans, John McCain and others started raising concerns about the two GSEs in 2004 something was done...