The poles of American politics have been stable since the presidential election of 1800. A federalist party proclaiming, “We are a nation of laws” has always been opposed by a “Don’t tread on me” party that resists regulation in the name of personal liberty. Since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, they’ve been called the Democratic and Republican Parties, respectively. Please note that in the 1880s, those labels were reversed.
All characters and the main elements of this story are based on real people and events.