Writer's Block: Change of Law

[uberreiniger]

[Error: unknown template qotd]I'm going to be not very creative in my answer and would have made slavery illegal in the United States from the get-go. Would have prevented a lot of poverty, misery, and death that have existed here ever since then. Wouldn't have necessarily prevented the American Civil War though. Would have made it much more unlikely, granted, but not necessarily prevented it as a whole.

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[donkeyjon.livejournal.com]

Would have been interesting to see an American administration in 1776 try to outlaw slavery. :)

If it worked, it would have likely broken the economy of the South. Not that that's a bad thing.... :)

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Plus, Thomas Jefferson trying to do basic household chores; hilarity ensues. Everybody would have come out a winner on that one.