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| Topic | BOARD 8 ELECTS - Election of 1800 - Adams (F) vs Jefferson (DR) (vs Burr (DR)) |
| Vengeful_KBM 05/18/20 9:22:43 AM #6: | I'll definitely have to think about this one. I really want to stand by my guy, Adams, but the Alien and Sedition Acts are a really serious blight on an otherwise very strong first term. I have no problems with the way he managed the Quasi-War, but especially with the Sedition Act, he seems to have fallen for the paranoia of the opposition. (The Alien Act is also alarming, particularly when you consider the potential long-term ramifications of such a broad, sweeping, and badly thought-out piece of legislation.) Meanwhile, though, his criticisms of Jefferson are entirely valid and only serve to further underscore the reasons I wasn't able to bring myself to support him the first time around. Very, very tempted to vote for Burr, here. The Jeffersonian faction really are too pro-France at this juncture, but Burr may be able to harness the strengths of the better liberty-centric Democratic-Republican causes while at the same time reining in the more "unfortunate" aspects of the party, i.e. the interests of the Southern landed elite. --- ~Kaelee~ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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