Stamp Act Repeal, Declaratory Act and the Supremacy Clause?
Today in history – on March 18, 1766 – the British Parliament repealed the hated Stamp Act after widespread resistance led to what Murray Rothbard referred to as “the People’s Nullification of the Stamp Act.” As TAC historian and blogger...
Compliance is Violence: Dickinson and Spooner on the Path to Liberty
John Dickinson and Lysander Spooner were separated by nearly a century in life, and possibly even more in their political goals. But they both understood what we need to understand more today. Compliance establishes the “detestable precedent.” It ensures the...
Human Action and Nullification
What will be the practical impact and effect of newly-passed nullification bills? That will truly be determined by human action, or a lack of it. Those willing to exercise their rights despite federal “laws” to the contrary, and those willing to keep the pressure on...