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The Kentucky Resolutions Were All About Nullification

Some skeptics claim that the Kentucky Resolutions weren’t really about nullification because John Breckinridge took the word “nullification” out of Jefferson’s draft before he introduced them in the Kentucky legislature. But I have found new...

Stopping Unconstitutional Federal Garbage

James Madison gave us a Christmas present. On Dec. 21, 1798, the Virginia House passed the Virginia Resolutions of 1798. We're with James Madison: A "refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union" is the path to bring down unconstitutional federal...

This Radically Altered My Worldview

I will never forget the first time I read the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798. It radically altered my worldview. States have the power – and duty – to nullify unconstitutional federal acts. @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/X48kLIxLWL —...