7 votes yes , @Brooski
19 votes yes
Alexander Hamilton and John Quincy Adams fulfilled one of their primary goals in assuming state debts, paying off the underlying bonds, in 1806. While this took a chunk out of the United States’ reserves, the aggressive tax and tariff policies of earlier Federalist administrations ensured that the public fisc could support repaying creditors in full. Hamilton gained significant influence among the monied class by making good on the word of the United States.
(Hamilton +2 IP, Reserves -52, to 2).
Having finally paid off its Revolutionary War debts, the United States has entered into a new era of government. (Era B cards have now entered play.
With the expansion of the United States and its territories came a push among many of its prominent citizens to build internal improvements. Roads and canals were seen as essential to trade and the growth of manufacures, especially in the North. The Northern industrialists that backed the Conservative party were particularly strong in their support for internal improvements with federal funding. The southern states, with slave agriculture oriented economies, felt that such spending was unnecessary.
Alas, before the internal improvements bill could be voted on, the Hamilton administration lost a crucial member. The Secretary of State, John Jay of New York, was laid low by disease, and died after a short period of illness. His leadership in the Federalist Party was long remembered, although he was never able to achieve his ambitions of higher office.
(Jay dies. +9 VP to @Navaronegun.)
Internal Improvements is a difficulty 4 issue for the President and Congress. If it passes, it subtracts 20 from Reserves and awards one popularity. It may be cancelled by the Chief Justice. If cancelled, it shifts public support 2 towards the Conservative Party. If it fails or is ignored, the President loses 1 Popularity and support shifts 2 towards the Conservative party.
@Cuthbert, will you submit the issue to Congress?
I’m going to actually take a minute and consider this one. What does everyone else think? Particularly Chief Justice @Panzeh
Nobody seems to have strong feelings, so I’ll Pass it
Just trying to get more table talk going.
Sorry, Submit it to Congress
@Cuthbert You need to specify that you are using an IP to meet the difficulty or this fails before we vote on it.
Assuming you want to do that I’ll vote Yes with 17 votes. @Navaronegun
Yes, Hamilton spends the Influence
10 votes YEA
19 votes yes