Nullification : How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century

Asserts That Nullification Is The Constitutional Remedy Envisioned By The Nation's Founders To Be Used To Resist Federal Power. Presents Documents Showing The Rationale Used By States In Historic Debates. Return Of A Forbidden Idea -- Problem And The 'rightful Remedy' -- American History And The Spirit Of '98 -- What Is (or Are) The United States, Anyway? -- Nullification Today -- James Madison And The 'duty' To Interpose : The Virginia Resolutions Of 1798 -- Virginia Informs The People: Address Of The General Assembly To The People Of The Commonwealth Of Virginia -- Unconstitutional Laws Are Void: The Kentucky Resolutions Of 1799 -- The Federal Government Will Not Police Itself: Virginia General Assembly Report Of 1800 -- The States Are The Protecting Shield: Speech Of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull Opening Of The Special Session Of The Legislature -- We Resist : Resolutions Of The General Assembly Of Connecticut -- Federalism Cannot Last Without Nullification: Fort Hill Address -- Nullification: Why The Critics Are All Wrong: An Exposition Of The Virginia Resolutions Of 1798 -- Judges Are Human Beings, Not Gods: A Review Of The Proclamation Of President Jackson -- Nullification Vs. Slavery: Joint Resolution Of The Legislature Of Wisconsin -- Appendix: The Constitution Of The United States. Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 281-297) And Index. Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright 4 Dedication 5 CONTENTS 6 PART I: THE CRISIS NOW 9 1. The Return of a Forbidden Idea 10 2. The Problem and the “Rightful Remedy” 31 3. American History and the Spirit of ’98 72 4. What Is (or Are) the United States, Anyway? 100 5. Nullification Today 129 PART II: ELEVEN ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS 161 I. James Madison and the “Duty” to Interpose: The Virginia Resolutions of 1798 162 II. Virginia Informs the People: Address of the General Assembly to the People of the Commonwealth of Virginia 166 III. Unconstitutional Laws Are Void: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 173 IV. Nullification Is the “Rightful Remedy”: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1799 183 V. The Federal Government Will Not Police Itself: Virginia General Assembly Report of 1800 187 VI. The States Are the Protecting Shield: Speech of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull Opening of the Special Session of the Legislature 206 VII. We Resist: Resolutions of the General Assembly of Connecticut 210 VIII. Federalism Cannot Last without Nullification: Fort Hill Address 214 IX. Nullification: Why the Critics Are All Wrong: An Exposition of the Virginia Resolutions of 1798 235 X. Judges Are Human Beings, Not Gods: A Review of the Proclamation of President Jackson 270 XI. Nullification vs. Slavery: Joint Resolution of the Legislature of Wisconsin 281 Acknowledgments 285 Appendix: The Constitution of the United States 288 Notes 333 About the Author 369 EBC,Converted Citizens across the country are fed up with the politicians in Washington telling us how to live our lives—and then sticking us with the bill. But what can we do? Actually, we can just say “no.” As New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., explains, “nullification” allows states to reject unconstitutional federal laws. For many tea partiers nationwide, nullification is rapidly becoming the only way to stop an over-reaching government drunk on power. From privacy to national healthcare, Woods shows how this growing and popular movement is sweeping across America and empowering states to take action against Obama's socialist policies and big-government agenda.