Nullification
Mark Levin Doubles Down on James Madison and Nullification. He’s Still Wrong
Radio pundit Mark Levin still insists James Madison opposed nullification wholesale despite direct evidence to the contrary. Madison did write several letters and articles in the 1830s that appear on the surface to oppose nullification. But he was addressing a...
States Don’t Have to Comply: The Anti-Commandeering Doctrine
Most Americans believe that the federal government stands absolutely supreme. Nobody can question its dictates. Nobody can refuse its edicts. Nobody can resist its commands. This is simply not true. Laws passed in pursuance of the Constitution do stand as the supreme...
James Madison on How to Enforce the Constitution
A good place to start in determining how to enforce the Constitution is with the guy who’s commonly referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” While there’s some debate that James Wilson was actually far more fitting of that title, Madison was obviously quite...
The Three Amigos of Nullification: Jefferson, Madison and Taylor
The following is a summary of a speech delivered on 19 Oct., 2013 to the Tenth Amendment center’s Nullify Now Conference in Raleigh, NC. © 2013 Mike Church You have probably all read the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, and most people think that is the beginning and...