Colonial Nullification: A Maryland County Court’s Repudiation of the Stamp Act
On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first internal tax levied directly on American colonies. The colonists effectively nullified the hated act by refusing to enforce it and actively resisting its implementation. Patrick Henry took...
States Must Check DC’s “Fourth Branch”
Every election cycle, the press drives America to obsession with the rise and fall of politicians in the District of Columbia. Many pin their hopes for change on these individuals. Even the best among them, however, become mere speedbumps to the destruction of our...
New Evidence: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 Were All About Nullification
Nullification skeptics will often argue that the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 weren’t actually proposing nullification. They base their argument on the fact that John Breckinridge removed specific references to nullification from Jefferson’s draft before...