Posts Tagged ‘Nullification’
Bonus Episode: Nullification and the U.S. Constitution
This bonus episodes discusses the nature of the American Union. I present the compact theory of the union and discuss why nullification is not only needed, but it was never used to protect slavery. If you want more information on this topic there are a couple of great books I’d recommend, both of which are…
2.7 Jackson’s First Term (or Jackson II)
Episode 3: Bonus Episode
Secession, thanks to California, seems to be in the news lately, but so is the idea of what Jefferson referred to as state interposition, or the ability of a state to nullify an unconstitutional federal law. This has had me thinking about the union and its nature, and how most Americans don’t even understand this…