NULLIFY THEM: Jefferson’s Rightful Remedy from the American Revolution
“A nullification of the act is THE rightful remedy.” That’s how Thomas Jefferson said we should respond to any federal act that goes beyond the limits of the Constitution. But here’s the thing – Jefferson wasn’t inventing something new in 1798. He was reminding...
Null and Void: Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Radical Declaration
Two years before the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned a long and detailed list of grievances regarding British acts going back more than a century. He not only referred to them as a “nullity” but pointed out that “we declare them void.” Jefferson’s...
There’s No Time to Nullify Like the Present
There’s no better time to nullify than now! I recently appeared on the “What Then Must We Do” Podcast with Bretigne Shaffer to talk about nullification. I covered the definition of nullification, its constitutional and legal basis, how to do it, and...