WI United States = Roman Republic?

MrP

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Considering the Gregorian calender was brought to the colonies only a few decades before the Revolution, perhaps the United States could re-adopt the Julian calender once it gets independence, to be more Roman-like (and not use a calender made by the head papist!).

By 2010, the U.S. is the only country still using the Julian calender just like it is the only one using the imperial measurments.

Good grief! If the teasing of America is increased on account of her use of a spoiled calendar, she might get angry enough to wage war on the world!
 
Saepe Fidelis wrote:
I think that the syste mof the Roman Republic wouldn't apply to the US because the Republic grew up in a very small, homogenous territory ... The USA wasn't at that point very militant; the standing army was minisule until after the Civil War and even until WW1 and beyond. The army wasn't so important to America as to be made central to the government, and so I doubt the Roman system would be very applicable.

Tell that to the Native Americans, French, British, Indians, Mericans and former owner of Florida. Also, we were generally pretty militarized, indeed, when it came to ethnic cleansing, from the earliest days.

And, I'm proposing a possibly even more militant culture, with an even bigger commitment to war over other things.

If separation's a barrier, how come we didn't all hang separately, as Franklin warned on unity, after the American Revolution? Yay federal representative republics, eh?

And, how about that little line that The President shall be the Commander in Chief? That's not unlike the Consuls' war duties. Washington even lead the army as president against rebels. It's just that specialization made it make sense for general officers in the field to be separate from the job of politician - especially when the militarily uncomfortable Jefferson came In.

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