Those skeptical of nullification might cite the defense of the doctrine by John C.
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Nullification is to be opposed because some of its defenders were also slave owners and slavery apologists.
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Calhoun, who contrived the rationale nullification for Southern secession, and Strom Thurmond, who led the South out of the Democratic Party.
But truly, these articles do not justify the nullification of the American people's free choice in a national election.
In Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, Professor Woods offers a thorough-but-compact discussion of the doctrine of nullification.
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She added that the inauguration committee is reaching out to ticket brokers and online distributors to seek the "nullification of those tickets" sold through unauthorized outlets.
Nullification is at the forefront of debates about the relationship between the states and the federal government with respect to immigration and medical marijuana, among other issues.
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But peace-process logic does not allow for such nullification.
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And then there was the now-famous guarantee-nullification notice.
Elsewhere, Woods discusses the concept of jury nullification, which holds that in any trial the jury is not merely deciding whether the law has been breached, but whether the law itself is permissible (p. 129).
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Nullification is a step in that direction.
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The second half of the book consists of documents related to the nullification doctrine, including the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions and the March 19, 1859 Joint Resolution of the Legislature of Wisconsin by which Wisconsin nullified parts of the Fugitive Slave Law.
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This information was explosive, as it demonstrates that the Bush administration, though cognizant of this aspect of the U.S. Code, was permitting the IMF to persuade, endorse and encourage the Argentine government to take economic measures that resulted in the blatant nullification of contracts.
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Tom Woods defends nullification.
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One need not agree with all of this book's musings or interpretations -- particularly the notion of nullification, whereby a group of like-minded people can declare a law null and void for them -- to appreciate its plea for a greater sensitivity on the part of our political establishment to those with unconventional beliefs.
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