Despite discussions about Abe
Killing him at the end was disastrous for America and my region in particular
His vision post war was far preferable to his radical cohorts and their in some cases Marxist buddy ups
As if Morgantheai had gotten his way in 45
I don’t think a thirst for revenge leads to rational thinking. I agree the south would have been better off if Lincoln had lived.
Their actions led to the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Johnson wanted to fire Sec. of War Stanton. To impede Johnson's attempts, Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867 that limited the powers of the President to remove any Cabinet member without permission of the Senate. Johnson had vetoed the Bill, but Congress passed it over his veto on March 2, 1867. On August 12, 1867, Johnson suspended Stanton from his office, placing U.S. Grant as Secretary of War Ad Interim. On February 21, 1868, Johnson fired Stanton, which led to his impeachment.
In 1926, a similar law dealing with the President's ability to remove non-Cabinet appointees such as Postmaster was found to be unconstitutional, and found at the same time that the Tenure of Office Act was invalid.
“His vision post war was far preferable to his radical cohorts and their in some cases Marxist buddy ups”
indeed, though he was the most ruthless of them all while waging the war, he approved Grant’s generous surrender terms and would likely have been more merciful to the South than the radicals.