Personal Liberty Laws
A Supreme Court Justice’s Affirmation of Nullification
Those who oppose nullification argue that the Supreme Court never once upheld the legitimacy of the principle, and on several occasions, rejected it. True. This should come as no surprise, considering asking it to affirm nullification means asking it to renounce its...
Tired of Giving In!
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is based off a speech given at the Vermont Freedom and Unity Festival, 08-17-13 In a 1987 documentary, this is what Rosa Parks had to say, “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that...Spalding, Heritage: Wrong on Nullification. Again.
When nullification opponents need some conservative cred to back up their arguments, they turn to the Heritage Foundation. And when Heritage needs to smack down nullification, it turns to its big gun – Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., Vice President, American Studies...
Anti-Nullifiers: The Grave Diggers of Liberty
Philadelphia and Boston have often traded licks over which was the real Cradle of Liberty. Boston, home to such notable rebels as Sam Adams and Paul Revere, takes credit for the Boston Tea Party and terrorizing British regulars sent to quell insurrection. Philadelphia...