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Treaties, Trials and Supremacy: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speeches 8-10

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:July 28, 2023
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against a combination of the treaty, the judicial power and - the supremacy clause - that it would lead to government violating individual liberty with impunity.

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Unconstitutional: Who Decides? States via Nullification or Supreme Court?

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:December 7, 2010
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives States Archives

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding, and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties, which may make anything mean nothing or everything, at pleasure.“ Many people are seeking solutions to rein in the growth of government, most particularly [...]