Republic of Lincoln

A republic named after the 16th President of the USA.

The **Republic of Lincoln**, or just the **Lincoln Republic** or simply **Lincoln**, was a survivor nation from an alternate timeline series, 1983: Doomsday. Since the series isn't an official creation along with many others from Althistory, they have been cast out. And now, the Republic of Lincoln is on Usonia. Unfortunately, it is close to the Confederate States of Usonia, originally the Confederate States of America.

## History

### Before Apocalypse

#### Before the 1984 Doomsday

Before Doomsday, the state of Nebraska was the leading farming and ranching state in the United States.

#### After Doomsday

Though the city of Lincoln was spared, Omaha and the nearby Offutt Air Force Base (headquarters of the Strategic Air Command) were both destroyed by nuclear strikes. The resulting radiation from the blasts and radiation from strikers farther west caused the quality of agriculture in the region to drop significantly.

Attempts to maintain some control as all contact with the US government proved too much for Nebraskan Governor Kerrey and he was found in his office dead from suicide. Lieutenant Governor McGinley quickly assumed “emergency powers” to bring order to his city before it collapsed into anarchy.

It was not until April 8th, 1984, that a new government was organized. Calling itself the Provisional Republic of Lincoln, the new nation intended to act as a “placeholder” for the US government until contact could be re-established. McGinley, now the President of the new Republic, chose former Lieutenant Governor Roland Luedtke as his new Vice President.

### After Apocalypse

When the second phase of the apocalypse came, the UNSA showed-up and kicked everyone out by force. All 300,000 people were relocated to Usonia where they were forced to start a new life. However, the place they were sent to wasn't all that bad. They ended-up on a location that has more fertile land and no radiation. So they took advantage of it while also using whatever equipment they had to build new homes and settlements. Everyone was content until they came across the Confederate States of Usonia. Both sides were about to declare war on each other until both sides joined the Independence League that forced both sides into an uneasy truce. Both McGinley and Luedtke had resigned as Sheehy and Heineman are voted into office.

Now, the Republic of Lincoln is keeping an eye on the CSU to make sure they don't break the treaty. Except they manage to free many slaves with the Underground Railroad. It even refuse to deal with members of the I-League that support slavery.

## Government

The government of Lincoln strictly follows an almost word-for-word copy of the US Constitution, and the inalienable rights are taken very seriously. This is due to Lincoln desperately hoping that the Federal Government would be restored, and as the "place holder" they need to preserve the institutions the US held dear. One major difference is the lack of an electoral college, as it is unnecessary in a small nation. Also with the APA's disbanded, the major political parties in Lincoln voted to rename themselves the Conservative Party (Republican Party), and the Liberal Party (Democratic Party). Also a number of new amendments have been added to the Constitution over the years.

1. Abortion is legal in cases of disfigured infants or infants with fatal conditions.
2. Marriage is deemed a religious institution only, making gay marriage legal.

## Economy

The economy of the state was primarily based on agriculture and ranching. They provide a great deal of meat, dairy, grain, fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs. Due to what they went, many of the farms are protected by many militias to prevent thievery. Yet they also gain a few new farming tools that are completely automated such as the Mister Handy robots that the RoL trade with.

With many freedoms, new opportunities for jobs have arrived. This include making and maintaining windmills that provide some power, making railroads and trains that extend to other nations (with a few exceptions) and many more. The slaves that were freed were also given new opportunities and education. That also include a few people that fled from the CSU.

## Society & Culture

As before Doomsday, three of the four major faiths in Lincoln are Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism and Methodism. However, there is a new faith that is rapidly on the rise: Lincolnism, a religion centered on the philosophy of the former US President Abraham Lincoln. This has been on the rise since the Republic's culture was centered on Lincoln in the years following the APA's disbandment. The reasoning behind it is that people are desperate for any piece of old America, no matter how small. This newly founded religion is the fastest growing, as the citizens of Lincoln are bombarded with images of their namesake. The fifth category is fairly self-explanatory. The sixth category are simply people who refused to fill out "religion" on a census, and thus does not fully qualify as a category. The local religious leaders are mostly the pre-Doomsday figures, except for the Lincolnists, led by Robert Baron.

Slaves that have been saved are very welcomed in the Republic of Lincoln. The government provides housing and a small sum of money with people donating a few things they have. This also include the refugees of the CSA. Some parts of the culture has changed with jazz music going through a second renaissance, some other cultures have been included such as Africans, Native Americans, Asians, Jews, and Irish. Alien cultures though are a smaller minority.

## Military

The Republic of Lincoln hosts a reasonably armed militia for self-defense purposes only. This is because, despite the negative effects of Doomsday, the agriculture of the area is still descended - to prevent one of the many armed nomadic tribes from raiding them for food, the Lincolnites need a way of defending themselves. It currently monitors the fortified borders, and operates border checkpoints on all major roadways. They keep an eye out for CSA spies and prevent slavers from getting closer while also have immigrants go through a strict inspection and interview before going into the country to prevent such things.

As of now, they do not have much of a space force or interstellar navy.