Theophilus Parsons

Madison, Parsons, Jefferson: States as a Check on Federal Power

by Michael Boldin | Jun 9, 2017 | James Madison, Nullification, Theophilus Parsons, Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Theophilus Parsons and Thomas Jefferson all agreed – the states are a powerful and essential check on federal power. The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link...

The Constitutional Right to Trial by Jury

by Tenth Amendment | Mar 12, 2016 | John Adams, Theophilus Parsons, Thomas Jefferson, Trial by Jury

NOTE: The following is an excerpt of the article, The Rise and Fall of Jury Nullification, by James Ostrowski. Originally published in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, Volume 15, no. 2 (Spring 2001): 89–115, the full article can be found at Mises.org What the...

A Check on Federal Power: “Superior to All Parchment Checks that can be Invented”

by Michael Boldin | Apr 3, 2015 | Eleven Years, Founders, Historical Documents, Theophilus Parsons

While James Madison wrote the most specific and complete set of instructions on how to stop the federal government without going to the federal government, he was far from the only founder to talk about states as a check on federal power. A little-known Founder from...

Resisting Federal Usurpation: Comments by Theophilus Parsons

by Rob Natelson | Jan 5, 2015 | Eleven Years, Founders, Jury Nullification, Nullification, Strategy, Strategy, Theophilus Parsons

Several years ago, I wrote on this site about the contributions to the American Founding of Josiah Quincy. Another little-known Founder who should be more widely celebrated today was Theophilus Parsons. Parsons was from the same Massachusetts circle that produced...

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