Today in History: Bill of Rights Ratified
Today in 1791, the first ten amendments were ratified by the requisite number of American states. As stated in the Preamble of the document, at the time of the Constitution’s adoption many within the states expressed a desire to prevent “misconstruction or abuse” of...
There is No Anti-Commandeering Doctrine when Local Governments Take on a State
The Tenth Amendment Center’s practical nullification strategy relies on James Madison’s blueprint for taking on federal power. Madison advised that “a refusal to cooperate with officers of the union” would create impediments and obstructions to...
What’s Next? Nullify! And then Nullify Some More
This is last night’s Tenther newsletter, which everyone in the nullification movement gets daily or weekly. Be one of them. An elective despotism was not the government we fought for -Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia (1784) As I write this, it’s...