re: #297 calcajun

It’s a little harsh to blame Lincoln for all the modern problems of a failed electorate. Switching the election of U.S. senators to popular election was another huge step away from the original intent of the Framers. Enfranchising black people was the right thing to do, and it ensured Republican control of the South until the end of Reconstruction. Sadly, disenfranchising white Southerners (former Confederate soldiers) caused a harsh reaction, and the rise of the Klan.

We didn’t make progress against Jim Crow until the 1960s, and even then, the problems persisted.