Re:About Time (Score 1)

Don't forget Emperor Norton, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. He printed currency that was accepted as legal tender in San Francisco, sold Bonds, issued orders to the Army to "clear the Halls of Congress", passed laws, issued pardons, corresponded with Queen Victoria, the President of France (though I don't know if it was Patrice de Mac-Mahon or Jules Grévy) and Emperor Alexander II of Russia. He ordered that the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge be built, as well as the Bay Area Rapid Transit's Transbay Tube. He even issued an edict ordering that a "League of Nations" be formed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton Hail Eris!!!