Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Nullification Movement Grows As States Challenge Federal Power


By Adam Ulbricht 
 
The battle for power between states and the federal government has been raging since the ink was still wet on the freshly signed U.S. Constitution. The struggle continues as state governments look to take back power they claim is rightfully theirs through a process called nullification.

Although the application of the concept has started to take off more recently, the idea itself dates back to the late 1790s, when Thomas Jefferson and James Madison penned the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Today, a number of nullification bills have popped up in states across the country that addressing a wide range of issues.  MORE

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