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Jefferson’s Arguments for Nullification and Limited Government

By on March 6, 2009 in Constitution

by Gennady Stolyarov II The doctrine of nullification, i.e., the idea that states have the right to unilaterally render void an act of the federal government that they perceive to be contrary to the Constitution, finds its origins in the writings of Thomas Jefferson, most notably his 1798 Kentucky Resolutions, written to protest the Federalist [...]

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The Constitution and the Right to Privacy

By on January 21, 2008 in Constitution

For a long, long time, we’ve heard people debate back and forth about whether or not there’s a “right to privacy” in the Constitution (and Bill of Rights). For an excellent lesson on this issue, see a classic article from Harry Browne:

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