Oh, Franklin Roosevelt. What potential he had: No FDR in politics

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Great TL, keep it coming Peter!

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How involved is SCOTUS so far? Or are they just waiting for the right moment to pounce? Enjoying the TL thus far!

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Somehow I'm not surprised at Thomas aping FDR here. Question: is Hoover still running the FBI or did Thomas get someone more to his ideological liking?

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So the SCOTUS is moving very carefully- only against things which they think public sentiment can either be pro- or at worst manageably outraged.

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I'm mixed on the 2-round system and OK with EC abolition. When you say parliamentary do you mean the Westminster model or do you mean the current French system with a President/PM duo?

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I'm mixed on the 2-round system and OK with EC abolition. When you say parliamentary do you mean the Westminster model or do you mean the current French system with a President/PM duo?

Westminster model, without the monarch.  With MMP voting. 

Ah. Should be fun.

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Are the shattered remnants of what the TL's textbooks probably call the Ancien Regime picking up the pieces and attempting to organize any sort of political counteroffensive? Sort of like how IRL the GOP took the offensive in FDR's second term?

The Dems are probably hit hardest because their Southern backbone snapped like a twig when class solidarity overwhelmed race solidarity. Poor and middle class whites teaming up with poor blacks against the aristocracy... their worst nightmare. With the GOP's progressive wing disappearing, can they make a deal with the Dixiecrats if only temporarily?

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So far so smooth for Thomas. But could there be a twist somewhere?

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So Hirohito's survived the Tokyo raids along with the imperial family and the government? Anyhoo, keep it up- Downfall or no Downfall, 'tis the question.

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An interesting twist would be guerrilla warfare, guess we'll see if that happens.

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Republic of Japan... gulp. Apart from that, still very much enjoying this TL.

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So he federalizes all the Guards? Interesting. Almost a second Reconstruction.

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Interesting that McCarthy crops up even in a much more left-wing TL, where WI Progressives should be stronger. Keep it coming Peter.

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Talk about an alt-1972. Keep it coming Peter!