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Nullification Article Linked from Yahoo Main Page
An interesting piece on nullification , but of course burdened by the usual nonsense. Naturally the only precedent the writer can come up with is southern resistance to desegregation, which is supposed to invalidate the whole principle. (Note the usual double standard: the incarceration of Japanese and Japanese-Americans… Read More
Written Testimony on Behalf of Nullification
Here is the text of the statement delivered by Professor Donald Livingston — who has been an important intellectual influence on me — on behalf of state nullification before the House Judiciary Subcommittee in South Carolina two weeks ago: State nullification is not a violation of the… Read More
Walter Williams to Testify on Nullification
On March 19, Kent Masterson Brown will testify before the South Carolina General Assembly on nullifying Obamacare. The next day, he will be joined by Walter Williams, and both of them will testify regarding the constitutionality of nullification before the judiciary committee. This will be… Read More
Free Staters Favor Nullification
Not exactly a news flash, I know. But here’s a report on last week’s Liberty Forum, put on by the Free State Project, and on the reception my talk on nullification received.
The Anti-Nullificationists Soldier On
In case you missed it, here’s the New Republic on nullification. You’ll never guess: it’s “racist” to support decentralization! Centralized political orders, on the other hand, have never, ever oppressed minorities. Ever. Here’s another try . “Declaring federal laws unconstitutional is generally the U.S. Supreme Court’s job. When states attempt to do… Read More
72% of Americans Support Nullification
Of federal marijuana laws . A recent poll finds that 72% of Americans do not think the federal government should arrest marijuana users in Colorado and Washington. Interestingly, 68% feel the same way about marijuana growers; 64% would even leave sellers of marijuana alone.
Is Nullification Unconstitutional?
Now on some level, we shouldn’t care: resisting violent people who claim the right to expropriate you and force you around is a natural right, and doesn’t rely on any parchment guarantee. But I for one prefer to address my opponents from every angle I… Read More
Nullification Talk Is ‘Irresponsible,’ Says South Carolina Writer
Well, of course it is! If it isn’t on the 3×5 card of allowable opinion, it’s not only irresponsible — it’s downright dangerous. Seditious, even. The nerve of these people, thinking they might have some say in constitutional interpretation. No, no, no! Federal judges are… Read More
Editorial: President and Congress Should Blame Themselves for Nullification Movement
Very rare to read an editorial about nullification that isn’t full of historical nonsense and nationalistic propaganda. This editorial in the Augusta Chronicle isn’t exactly sympathetic, but it makes the point that people feel the need to resist in direct proportion to the extent they are wronged. So stop wronging… Read More