Nullify Chapter 7: Nullifying the Fugitive Slave Act
While many supporters of centralized power like to say that "nullifiers support slavery" - they've got it totally backwards. In the 1850s, Northern states nullified the federal fugitive slave act.
While many supporters of centralized power like to say that "nullifiers support slavery" - they've got it totally backwards. In the 1850s, Northern states nullified the federal fugitive slave act.
Prohibition failed because it was unenforceable
Prohibition failed because it was unenforceable
Once word of Patrick Henry and the Virginia Resolves spread to Boston, Samuel Adams and the Loyal Nine started taking active steps to nullify the Stamp Act.
Resolutions drafted by Patrick Henry were the first nail in the coffin of the Stamp Act - and foreshadowed nullification.
For nullification, Thomas Jefferson opposed an all-or-nothing strategy.
How to stop the feds? The first step comes from John Dickinson, the “Penman of the Revolution.”
Last October, we launched our weekly online series, Nullify: An Introduction to the History, Constitutionality, and Practical Applications of Nullification (you can watch it for free here, or buy it here). In November, we started our campaign to promote this project and create Season 2. Our goal? to reach 1 million video views from start to…