“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Opponents of nullification often cite James Madison – author of the Virginia Resolutions of 1798 – as conclusive evidence that the doctrine is unconstitutional and should never be used in any situation. They primarily use his own words in 1830-1835 –...
On Dec 24, 1798 the Virginia Senate passed resolutions drafted by James Madison in response to the hated alien and sedition acts. Three days earlier, the House had done the same. The month prior, the Kentucky legislature passed similar resolutions drafted by Thomas...
Good Morning Liberty: June 12, 2019 With the Supreme Court being in the news right now – finishing its term in June and shaping its docket for the next one that begins in October – Michael Boldin avoids the specific cases and digs into broader, more...
Last week, I appeared on the Right Perspective Radio program. The scheduled 30-minute interview turned into an hour-long, wide-ranging discussion on constitutional originalism, the Tenth Amendment, and nullification....
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