>What reason? Democracy is a tenuous proposition. It requires an overwhelming majority of the population to buy into the legitimacy of a government, and remain

>What reason? Democracy is a tenuous proposition. It requires an overwhelming majority of the population to buy into the legitimacy of a government, and remain loyal to its' institutions. There's a reason Lincoln ordered not a single Confederate general or politician to be hung after the civil war. The long term strength of the union takes precedent over short term political vendettas.